Brachium
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, IanRidpath
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Virgilius brachium |
|---|---|
| Translation | claws |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 226.0175617 |
| Declination | -25.28196958 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Brachium (3.21m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Lib |
Brachium is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Graeco-Latin. It is the name of HIP 73714 (σ Lib, HR 5603) in constellation Lib.
Etymology and History
For Bayer (1603), this star is γ Scorpii with no proper name, but in the register for the Scorpius star chart he lists "Virgilius brachium" among other (Greek and Arabic) designations for this star. Allen (1899, 368/9) writes that the poet Virgil had not meant it as a star name but only as a marker for the "claws", so it was never meant as a proper name.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Allen (1899), Bayer (1603)
