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Ignace-Gaston Pardies introduced a new (now obsolete) constellation ''Lilium'', the fleur-de-lis of France, 1674. He had reused four stars in the north of Aries from which Petrus Plancius in 1613 had previously formed Apes, the Bee to model the constellation.
{{distinguish|Lilii Austrina|Lilium}}
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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{{Infobox constellation
| name = Lilii Borea
| native = Lacaille and Borea
| translation = in the north of Lily
| pronounce =
| IPA =
| culture = IAU
| RA = 41.97725865
| dec = 29.24711827
| areatotal = 0
| numbermainstars = 1
| numberbfstars = 1
| numberstarsplanets =
| numberbrightstars = 0
| numbernearbystars =
| brighteststarname = Lilii Borea
| starmagnitude = 4.51
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering = Ari
| notes =
| cat = IAU-Star Name
}}
Lilii Borea is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of the star 39 Arietis in constellation [[Aries]].  


Lacaille named its two brightest stars ''Lilii Borea'' and ''Lilii Austrina'' (i.e. in the north and south of the lily) in his ''Astronomiæ fundamenta novissimis solis et stellarum observationibus stabilita'' published in 1757. Lacaille also published the ''[https://books.google.at/books?id=8Y9uW-OVAOsC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Ephemerides des mouvemens celestes, pour dix annees, depuis 1765]'' and names these two stars ''La Boreale a la fleur de Lys'' and ''L'Australe a la fleur de Lys''.
The modern designations of these two stars are 39 and 41 Arietis. In 2017 the IAU WGSN adopted Lacaille’s name Lilii Borea for 39 Arietis. They gave 41 Arietis the name Bharani after the second nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy, consisting of 35, 39, and 41 Arietis.
==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
Ignace-Gaston Pardies introduced a new (now obsolete) constellation ''Lilium'', the fleur-de-lis of France, on plate 2 of his ''[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b59714416/f2.zoom Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio]'' atlas published posthumously in 1674, although he did not attach a name to the image. He had reused four stars in the north of Aries from which Petrus Plancius in 1613 had previously formed Apes, the Bee to model the constellation.
[[File:Lacaille1757 LiliiBorea marked.jpg|alt=screenshot of page from Lacaille's star list, Lilii Borea highlighted|thumb|Screenshot of a page from Lacaille's star list, Lilii Borea highlighted]]
Ignace-Gaston Pardies introduced a new (now obsolete) constellation''[[Lilium|, Lilium]]'', the fleur-de-lis of France, in 1674.<ref>Ridpath, Ian, ''Star Tales'' (Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988) ISBN&#x20;0-7188-2695-7 [[https://archive.org/details/startales0000ridp_w3y6 Internet Archive link]] -- a revised and expanded edition was published in 2018 [ISBN&#x20;978-07188-9478-8] -- online version on [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/contents.html Ridpath's website].</ref><ref>Kanas. N., (2007) ''Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography'', Praxis, Chichester, p. 159.</ref><ref>Warner, D. J., (1979) ''Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500–1800'', Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York / Theatrum Orbis Terrum Ltd., Amsterdam, p. 213.</ref> He had reused four stars in the north of Aries, which were unnamed in Antiquity and subject to various namings in the Early Modern Ages. The individual stars of the Lily were unnamed.


In 1679, Augustin Royer published his ''[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58185917/f6.planchecontact Cartes du ciel réduites en quatre tables]'' and an accompanying [https://archive.org/details/cartesducielredu00roye/page/88/mode/2up star catalogue], both of which contain the constellation Lilium, this time carrying the name and the translation "La Fleur de lys".  
In the Almagest, it is listed as "The 4 stars over the rump [of the Ram]", outside the constellation image.


In 1730, the constellation Lilium also appeared in ''[https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0007/bsb00075793/images/index.html?id=00075793&seite=51&fip=193.174.98.30&nativeno=&groesser=300%25 Mercurii philosophici firmamentum firmianum descriptionem et usum globi artificialis coelestis]'' by Thomas Corbinian.
==Mythology==
 
The Lily was an emblem of France: the "Fleur-de-lis" (Unicode U+269C ⚜) is a heraldic symbol. In particular, in the time of Louis XIV this symbol was dedicated to the French king as the country's representative.  
In 1795, Jean Nicolas Fortin published [http://digital.bib-bvb.de/view/bvb_mets/viewer.0.6.5.jsp?folder_id=0&dvs=1720676081581~622&pid=2749579&locale=de&usePid1=true&usePid2=true his commentary] to Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis and mentions the Fleur de Lis:
 
'''La tête de Méduse'''
 
A l’Orient du triangle, on remarque un groupe de cinq étoiles, formant la tête de Méduse; la plus orientale est de la seconde grandeur, & se nomme Algol; cette étoile est singuliere en ce qu’elle diminue de grandeur & de lumiere dans l’espace de 2 jours 20 heures 49 minutes 1 seconde. Si l’on prend le triangle & la tête de Méduse pour les deux extrémités de la base d’un triangle équilatéral dont le sommet seroit au Midi, on remarquera trois étoiles dont une est de la troisieme grandeur, c’est la petite Constellation de la Mouche, ou le Lys.
 
'''The head of Medusa'''
 
To the east of the triangle we see a group of five stars, forming the head of Medusa; the easternmost is of the second magnitude, and is called Algol; this star is singular in that it diminishes in magnitude and luminosity in the period of 2 days 20 hours 49 minutes 1 second. If we take the triangle and the head of Medusa for the two extremities of the base of an equilateral triangle whose summit would be at Midday, we will notice three stars of which one is of the third magnitude, it is the small Constellation of the Fly, or the Lily.
 
 
The Lily was an emblem of France: the "Fleur-de-lis" (Unicode U+269C ⚜) is a heraldic symbol. In particular, in the time of Louis XIV this symbol was dedicated to the French king as the country's representative.


==Mythology==
==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
In 2017 the IAU WGSN adopted Lacaille’s name Lilii Borea for 39 Arietis, a 4.52 mag-star HR 824 (SIMBAD). They gave 41 Arietis the name Bharani after the second nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy, consisting of 35, 39, and 41 Arietis. The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.


==IAU Working Group Star Names==
In 2023/ 24 the IAU WGSN discussed the parallel name. As the identification of ''Lilii Austrina'' with 41 Arietis is without any doubt due to the given coordinates, and this star already has a name given by the IAU already ([[Bharani]]), WGSN refrains from applying "Lilii Austrina".  
The name was applied to the 4.52 mag-star HR 824 (39 Ari) in the IAU-CSN.


== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==
 
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
* Ridpath, Ian, ''[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/muscaborealis.html#lilium Star Tales: Lilium, the fleur-de-lis]''
* Ridpath, Ian, ''[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/muscaborealis.html#lilium Star Tales: Lilium, the fleur-de-lis]''


== Reference ==
== Reference ==
Lacaille, N.L. de (1757) Astronomiae fundamenta novissimis Solis et stellarum observationibus stabilita Lutetiæ in collegio Mazarinæo et in Africa ad Caput Bonæ Spei peractis. p.233.
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Warner, D. J., (1979) ''Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500–1800'', Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York / Theatrum Orbis Terrum Ltd., Amsterdam, p. 213.
 
Kanas. N., (2007) ''Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography'', Praxis, Chichester, p. 159.
 
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Latest revision as of 06:16, 25 September 2026

Not to be confused with Lilii Austrina or Lilium.

Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Doris Vickers, Ian Ridpath, Youla Azkarrula

Lilii Borea
Asterism Info
Native
Lacaille and Borea
Translation
in the north of Lily
Position (2000)
Right ascension41.97725865
Declination29.24711827
Area0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars1
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars		1
Stars brighter than 3.00m0
Brightest starLilii Borea (4.51m)
Taxonomy
category
of asterism		IAU-Star Name
IAU-
constellations		Ari

Lilii Borea is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of the star 39 Arietis in constellation Aries.

Etymology and History

screenshot of page from Lacaille's star list, Lilii Borea highlighted
Screenshot of a page from Lacaille's star list, Lilii Borea highlighted

Ignace-Gaston Pardies introduced a new (now obsolete) constellation, Lilium, the fleur-de-lis of France, in 1674.[1][2][3] He had reused four stars in the north of Aries, which were unnamed in Antiquity and subject to various namings in the Early Modern Ages. The individual stars of the Lily were unnamed.

In the Almagest, it is listed as "The 4 stars over the rump [of the Ram]", outside the constellation image.

Mythology

The Lily was an emblem of France: the "Fleur-de-lis" (Unicode U+269C ⚜) is a heraldic symbol. In particular, in the time of Louis XIV this symbol was dedicated to the French king as the country's representative.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

In 2017 the IAU WGSN adopted Lacaille’s name Lilii Borea for 39 Arietis, a 4.52 mag-star HR 824 (SIMBAD). They gave 41 Arietis the name Bharani after the second nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy, consisting of 35, 39, and 41 Arietis. The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.

In 2023/ 24 the IAU WGSN discussed the parallel name. As the identification of Lilii Austrina with 41 Arietis is without any doubt due to the given coordinates, and this star already has a name given by the IAU already (Bharani (भरणी)), WGSN refrains from applying "Lilii Austrina".

Reference

  1. ↑ Ridpath, Ian, Star Tales (Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988) ISBN 0-7188-2695-7 [Internet Archive link] -- a revised and expanded edition was published in 2018 [ISBN 978-07188-9478-8] -- online version on Ridpath's website.
  2. ↑ Kanas. N., (2007) Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography, Praxis, Chichester, p. 159.
  3. ↑ Warner, D. J., (1979) Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500–1800, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York / Theatrum Orbis Terrum Ltd., Amsterdam, p. 213.
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