Yildun

Ursa Minor · UMi · 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 to…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 6789

HIP

85822

Bayer ID

δ UMi

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

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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