Estrela em Eridanus

Theemin

υ2 Eri HR 1464 HIP 21393 magnitude 3,81

The formation of this name begins with one of the words used by Ptolemy to describe this star in the Almagest: καμπή, "the bend [of the river]". This was misread by the sci-Arabs, who transliterated the word as bhmn. T…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 1464

HIP

21393

ID de Bayer

υ2 Eri

Magnitude visual

3,81

Ascensão reta (J2000)

68,8877°

Declinação (J2000)

-30,5623°

Adoção pela IAU

2017/02/01

Origem do nome

The formation of this name begins with one of the words used by Ptolemy to describe this star in the Almagest: καμπή, "the bend [of the river]". This was misread by the sci-Arabs, who transliterated the word as bhmn. This, in turn, was transliterated as beemun in the Medieval Latin Almagest, which was corrupted to beemin, beemim, etc. Then in Renaissance times, the derivation of the form beemim was erroneously attributed to the Hebrew word te'omim, "twins." Subsequently this erroneous word, written as Theemim, then "Theemin," was applied as a star name to any of the various dim stars running from u1 to h Eri.

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