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La Superba

Y CVn HR 4846 HIP 62223 magnitude 5,42

In 1868 Secchi used "superba" as an adjective to describe the star Y CVn, not as a proper name of the star. However, in 1876 Birmingham seems to have borrowed from Secchi this term and used it as a proper name of the s…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 4846

HIP

62223

ID de Bayer

Y CVn

Magnitude visual

5,42

Ascensão reta (J2000)

191,283°

Declinação (J2000)

45,4403°

Adoção pela IAU

2018/08/10

Origem do nome

In 1868 Secchi used "superba" as an adjective to describe the star Y CVn, not as a proper name of the star. However, in 1876 Birmingham seems to have borrowed from Secchi this term and used it as a proper name of the star. As a consequence, in 1877 Secchi himself adopted the same name. Agnes Clerke attributed the term to Secchi, without distinguishing between the adjective and the name. In principle, it should be attributed to both Secchi and Birmingham, in my opinion.

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