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"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag. | "Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag. | ||
==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 22 February 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann
"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name has been in SIMBAD for long time and was approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
Weblinks
Reference
- References (general)
- References (early modern)
- Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )
