Aspidiske

Carina · Car · ι Car · HR 3699 · HIP 45556 · magnitude 2.21

Applied in recent times from the Greek word ἀσπιδίσκη, "little shield", used by Ptolemy in the Almagest in describing several stars in his constellation Argo, that were fixed to the ship for protection and decoration. P…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 3699

HIP

45556

Bayer ID

ι Car

Visual magnitude

2.21

Right ascension (J2000)

139.273°

Declination (J2000)

-59.2752°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the Greek word ἀσπιδίσκη, "little shield", used by Ptolemy in the Almagest in describing several stars in his constellation Argo, that were fixed to the ship for protection and decoration. Ptolemy's shields were in today's Puppis and Vela, but their identification was confused when Argo was divided into the modern Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

Other stars in Carina