Estrela em Ursa Minor

Yildun

δ UMi HR 6789 HIP 85822

From the Turkish word yildiz, "star." In Renaissance times this common noun was erroneously said to be a Turkish name for the Pole Star (α UMi). Misspelled as "Yildun," the word was arbitrarily applied as a star name t…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 6789

HIP

85822

ID de Bayer

δ UMi

Adoção pela IAU

2016/08/21

Origem do nome

From the Turkish word yildiz, "star." In Renaissance times this common noun was erroneously said to be a Turkish name for the Pole Star (α UMi). Misspelled as "Yildun," the word was arbitrarily applied as a star name to δ UMi in recent times.

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