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"Pherkad Minor" is the a common name for 11 UMi in [[Ursa Minor]]. | "Pherkad Minor" is the a common name for 11 UMi (5.01 mag) in [[Ursa Minor]]. | ||
==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 17 March 2026
Authors: Eric Mamajek, Susanne M Hoffmann
"Pherkad Minor" is the a common name for 11 UMi (5.01 mag) in Ursa Minor.
Concordance, Etymology, History
The name "Pherkad" has been used in recent times. It is derived from the singular form of the ind-A asterism name al-farqadan, "the Two Calves", for β and γ UMi, and is in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names since 2016. The star 11 UMi is a 5.01 mag neighbour to γ UMi (3.00 mag), separated roughly 15 arcminutes.
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 )
