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|ὁ ἐν τῷ αὐχένι | |ὁ ἐν τῷ αὐχένι | ||
| | |The star in the neck | ||
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|ὁ κατὰ τῶν ὀπισθίωυ λαμπρὸς καλούμενος Προκύωυ. | |ὁ κατὰ τῶν ὀπισθίωυ λαμπρὸς καλούμενος Προκύωυ. | ||
| | |The bright star just over the hindquarters, called Procyon | ||
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|ἀστέρες β, ὧν α μεγέθους α, δ’ ἄ. | |ἀστέρες β, ὧν α μεγέθους α, δ’ ἄ. | ||
| | |{2 Stars, 1 of the lirst magnitude, 1 of the fourth} | ||
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Revision as of 06:34, 20 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Προκύων
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πρόκυνος ἀστερισμός. | |||
| 1 | ὁ ἐν τῷ αὐχένι | The star in the neck | |
| 2 | ὁ κατὰ τῶν ὀπισθίωυ λαμπρὸς καλούμενος Προκύωυ. | The bright star just over the hindquarters, called Procyon | |
| all | ἀστέρες β, ὧν α μεγέθους α, δ’ ἄ. | {2 Stars, 1 of the lirst magnitude, 1 of the fourth} |
