"constellation Sagittarius. Alternatively, others identified him with the star Sirius, which was known in Akkadian as ""šukūdu"", meaning ""arrow"". The constellation of Canis Major, of which Sirius is the most visible star, was known as ""qaštu"", meaning ""bow"", after the bow and arrow Ninurta was believed to carry. In Babylonian times, Ninurta was associated with the planet Saturn. Ninurta was believed to be the son of Enlil. In ""Lugal-e"", his mother is identified as the goddess Ninmah, whom he renames Ninhursag, but, in ""Angim dimma"", his mother is instead the goddess Ninlil. Under the name ""Ninurta"", his wife is usually"
"massive as the Sun () and has an absolute visual magnitude of +1.42. It is 25 times more luminous than the Sun but has a significantly lower luminosity than other bright stars such as Canopus or Rigel. The system is between 200 and years old. It was originally composed of two bright bluish stars. The more massive of these, Sirius B, consumed its resources and became a red giant before shedding its outer layers and collapsing into its current state as a white dwarf around years ago. Sirius is also known colloquially as the ""Dog Star"", reflecting its prominence in"
"northern direction. Since the medieval period, it has become convenient to use Alpha Ursae Minoris (or ""Polaris"") as the north star, even though it was still several degrees away from the celestial pole. Its New Latin name of ""stella polaris"" was coined only in the early modern period. The ancient name of the constellation is ""Cynosura"" (Greek Κυνοσούρα ""dog's tail""). The origin of this name is unclear (Ursa Minor being a ""dog's tail"" would imply that another constellation nearby is ""the dog"", but no such constellation is known). Instead, the mythographic tradition of ""Catasterismi"" makes ""Cynosura"" the name of an"
"Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ""Terebellum"" for Omega Sagittarii on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Dog Territory"", refers to an asterism consisting of Omega Sagittarii, 60 Sagittarii, 62 Sagittarii and 59 Sagittarii. Consequently, Omega Sagittarii itself is known as (, .) Omega Sagittarii Omega Sagittarii (ω Sagittarii, abbreviated Ome Sgr, ω Sgr), also named Terebellum, is a G-type subgiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude"
"rises an hour before the ""Dog Star"", Sirius, of Canis Major. It is a binary star system, consisting of a yellow-white main sequence star of spectral type F5 IV-V, named Procyon A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA, named Procyon B. Procyon B, which orbits the more massive star every 41 years, is of magnitude 10.7. Procyon A is 1.4 times the Sun's mass, while its smaller companion is 0.6 times as massive as the Sun. The system is from Earth, the shortest distance to a northern-hemisphere star of the first magnitude. Gomeisa, or Beta Canis"
"is referred to in this way by Aratos, Homer and Hesiod. The ancient Greeks refer only to one dog, but by Roman times, Canis Minor appears as Orion's second dog. Alternative names include Canis Sequens and Canis Alter. Canis Syrius was the name used in the 1521 ""Alfonsine tables"". The Roman myth refers to Canis Major as ""Custos Europae"", the dog guarding Europa but failing to prevent her abduction by Jupiter in the form of a bull, and as ""Janitor Lethaeus"", ""the watchdog"". In medieval Arab astronomy, the constellation became ""al-Kalb al-Akbar"", ""the Greater Dog"", transcribed as ""Alcheleb Alachbar"" by"
"""Seírios"", ""Scorcher""), Sothis (, ""Sôthis"", a transcription of Egyptian ""Spdt""), and the Dog Star (, ""Kúōn""). The last name reflects the way Sirius follows the constellation Orion into the night sky. Sirius is by far the brightest proper star in the night sky, which caused ancient astronomers to take note of it around the world. In Egypt, its return to the night sky became known as a precursor to the annual flooding of the Nile and was worshipped as the goddess Sopdet. In Greece, it became known as the precursor of the unpleasantly hot phase of the summer. Greek poets"
"du Navire in the French edition), while ο Velorum is labelled ο (omicron) Argus (du Navire in the French edition). In Chinese, (), meaning ""Bow and Arrow"", refers to an asterism consisting of ο Puppis, δ Canis Majoris, η Canis Majoris, HD 63032, HD 65456, k Puppis, ε Canis Majoris, κ Canis Majoris and π Puppis. Consequently, ο Puppis itself is known as (, .) Omicron Puppis Omicron Puppis (ο Puppis) is candidate binary star system in the southern constellation of Puppis. It is visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.48. Based upon an"
"Canis Majoris, Gamma Columbae, Delta Columbae, Theta Columbae, Kappa Columbae, Lambda Columbae, Mu Columbae and Xi Columbae). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ""Furud"" for this star. This star system has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.0, making it one of the brighter stars in the constellation and hence readily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission"
"Gamma Cygni Gamma Cygni (γ Cygni, abbreviated Gamma Cyg, γ Cyg), also named Sadr, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars called the Northern Cross. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 1,800 light-years (560 parsecs) from the Sun. It forms the primary or 'A' component of a multiple star system designated WDS J20222+4015 (the secondary or 'BC' component is CCDM J20222+4015BC, a close pair of stars 40"" away from γ Cygni). ""γ Cygni"" (Latinised to ""Gamma Cygni"") is the star's Bayer designation. WDS"
"itself, as Robert Graves thought. When the sun is in the sign of Scorpio, the constellation Hercules rises. The Greeks referred to the constellation of Hercules as the Stag (""hind"" is another word for doe), the identification of the constellation with Hercules was made by the Romans. Ceryneian Hind In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian Hind ( ""Elaphos Kerynitis""), also called Cerynitis or the Golden Hind, was an enormous hind, that lived in Keryneia, Greece. It was sacred to Artemis, the chaste goddess of the hunt, animals, and unmarried women. It had golden antlers like a stag and hooves of bronze"
"Delta Pyxidis Delta Pyxidis (δ Pyxidis) is binary star system in southern constellation of Pyxis. Having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.877, it is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.19 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 250 light years from the Sun. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Celestial Dog"", refers to an asterism consisting of δ Pyxidis, e Velorum, f Velorum, β Pyxidis, α Pyxidis and γ Pyxidis. Consequently, δ Pyxidis itself is known as (, .) This is an astrometric binary system, as determined by changes"
"of Jupiter and orbits every 500 days. Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Online sources ""SIMBAD"" Aries (constellation) Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram, and its symbol is (Unicode ♈), representing a ram's horns. It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is a mid-sized constellation, ranking 39th overall size, with an area of 441 square degrees (1.1% of"
"Delta Draconis Delta Draconis (δ Draconis, abbreviated Delta Dra, δ Dra), also named Altais, is a yellow star in the constellation of Draco. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, making it easily visible to the naked eye. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately from the Sun. ""δ Draconis"" (Latinised to ""Delta Draconis"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional names ""Aldib"", ""Altais"" (the goat) and ""Nodus Secundus"". The title ""Altais"" was derived from Arabic ""Al Tāis"" ""the Goat"", the association of this star, along with Pi Draconis, Rho Draconis and"
"Apocrypha. Richard A. Proctor gave the constellation the name ""Felis"" ""the Cat"" in 1870 (contrasting with Canis Major, which he had abbreviated to ""Canis"" ""the Dog""), explaining that he sought to shorten the constellation names to make them more manageable on celestial charts. Occasionally, Canis Minor is confused with Canis Major and given the name ""Canis Orionis"" (""Orion's Dog""). In Chinese astronomy, the stars corresponding to Canis Minor lie in the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, ""Nán Fāng Zhū Què""). Procyon, Gomeisa and Eta Canis Minoris form an asterism known as Nánhé, the Southern River. With its counterpart, the"
"star in one of their commercials. Beta Canis Majoris Beta Canis Majoris (β Canis Majoris, abbreviated Beta CMa, β CMa), also named Mirzam, is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the ""Great Dog"", located at a distance of about 500 light-years (150 parsecs) from the Sun. In the modern constellation it lies at the position of the dog's front leg. ""Beta Canis Majoris"" is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional names ""Mirzam"", ""Al-Murzim"" or ""Murzim"", derive from the Arabic (مرزم) for 'The Herald', and probably refers to its position, heralding (i.e., rising before) Sirius in the night"
"Sirius Sirius (, a latinisation of Greek , ""Seirios"", .""glowing"" or ""scorching"") is a binary star and the brightest point of light in the night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The system has the Bayer designation α (Alpha) Canis Majoris. The binary system consists of a main-sequence star of spectral type A0 or A1, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA2, designated Sirius B. The distance between the two varies between 8.2 and 31.5 astronomical units as they orbit"
"Pegasus (constellation) Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 constellations recognised today. With an apparent magnitude varying between 2.37 and 2.45, the brightest star in Pegasus is the orange supergiant Epsilon Pegasi, also known as Enif, which marks the horse's muzzle. Alpha (Markab), Beta (Scheat), and Gamma (Algenib), together with Alpha Andromedae (Alpheratz, once also designated Delta Pegasi) form the large asterism known as the ""Square of Pegasus"". Twelve star systems"
"Delta Virginis Delta Virginis (δ Virginis, abbreviated Del Vir, δ Vir), also named Minelauva, is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.4, this star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of about from the Sun. ""δ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Delta Virginis"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional, medieval names ""Auva"" and ""Minelauva"" from the Arabic عوى ""awwa’"", meaning ""barking (dog)"". In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and"
"Lupus (constellation) Lupus is a constellation located in the deep Southern Sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations, although it was previously an asterism associated with the neighboring constellation Centaurus. In ancient times, the constellation was considered an asterism within Centaurus, and was considered to have been an arbitrary animal, killed, or about to be killed, on behalf of, or for, Centaurus. An alternative visualization, attested by Eratosthenes, saw this constellation as a wineskin held by Centaurus."
"region"". Gamma Cygni Gamma Cygni (γ Cygni, abbreviated Gamma Cyg, γ Cyg), also named Sadr, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars called the Northern Cross. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 1,800 light-years (560 parsecs) from the Sun. It forms the primary or 'A' component of a multiple star system designated WDS J20222+4015 (the secondary or 'BC' component is CCDM J20222+4015BC, a close pair of stars 40"" away from γ Cygni). ""γ Cygni"" (Latinised to ""Gamma Cygni"") is the star's Bayer designation."
"Scorpius Scorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is (Unicode ♏). Scorpius is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. It is an ancient constellation that pre-dated the Greeks. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way. Scorpius contains many bright stars, including Antares (α Sco), ""rival of Mars,"" so named because of its distinct reddish hue; β Sco (Graffias"
"named for the constellation. This is because the Sun crossed the celestial equator from south to north in Aries more than two millennia ago. Hipparchus defined it in 130 BC. as a point south of Gamma Arietis. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the First Point of Aries has since moved into Pisces and will move into Aquarius by around 2600 AD. The Sun now appears in Aries from late April through mid May, though the constellation is still associated with the beginning of spring. Medieval Muslim astronomers depicted Aries in various ways. Astronomers like al-Sufi saw the constellation"
"as Canis Major (Laelaps) and Canis Minor (Teumessian Fox). Eratosthenes accompanied the Little Dog with Orion, while Hyginus linked the constellation with Maera, a dog owned by Icarius of Athens. On discovering the latter's death, the dog and Icarius' daughter Erigone took their lives and all three were placed in the sky—Erigone as Virgo and Icarius as Boötes. As a reward for his faithfulness, the dog was placed along the ""banks"" of the Milky Way, which the ancients believed to be a heavenly river, where he would never suffer from thirst. The medieval Arabic astronomers maintained the depiction of Canis"
"with the legend around Icarius, who gave the gift of wine to other men, but was murdered by them, because they had had no experience with intoxication and mistook the wine for poison. It is stated this Icarius, became Arcturus, while his dog, Maira, became Canicula (Procyon), although ""Arcturus"" here may be used in the sense of the constellation rather than the star. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches"
"5"" north of Procyon A (about 9"" from the X-ray source location). ""α Canis Minoris"" (Latinised to ""Alpha Canis Minoris"") is the star's Bayer designation. The name ""Procyon"" comes from the Ancient Greek (""""), meaning ""before the dog"", since it precedes the ""Dog Star"" Sirius as it travels across the sky due to Earth's rotation. (Although Procyon has a greater right ascension, it also has a more northerly declination, which means it will rise above the horizon earlier than Sirius from most northerly latitudes.) In Greek mythology, Procyon is associated with Maera, a hound belonging to Erigone, daughter of Icarius"
"It was not separated from Centaurus until Hipparchus of Bithynia named it ""Therion"" (meaning beast) in the 2nd century BC. No particular animal was associated with it until the Latin translation of Ptolemy's work identified it with the wolf. The Greek constellation is probably based on the Babylonian figure known as the Mad Dog (UR.IDIM). This was a strange hybrid creature that combined the head and torso of a man with the legs and tail of a lion (the cuneiform sign 'UR' simply refers to a large carnivore; lions, wolves and dogs are all included). It is often found in"
"21,300 and 30,700 light years from the center of the Galaxy. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Celestial Dog"", refers to an asterism consisting of γ Pyxidis, e Velorum, f Velorum, β Pyxidis, α Pyxidis and δ Pyxidis. Consequently, γ Pyxidis itself is known as (, .) Gamma Pyxidis Gamma Pyxidis, Latinized from γ Pyxidis, is a single, orange-hued star in the southern constellation Pyxis. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.010. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.73 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 207 light years from the Sun."
"Epsilon Draconis Epsilon Draconis (ε Dra, ε Draconis) is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Draco. This star along with Delta Draconis (Altais), Pi Draconis and Rho Draconis forms an asterism known as Al Tāis, meaning ""the Goat"". In Chinese astronomy, (), meaning the Celestial Kitchen, refers to an asterism consisting of Epsilon Draconis, Delta Draconis, Sigma Draconis, Rho Draconis, 64 Draconis and Pi Draconis. Consequently, Epsilon Draconis itself is known as (, .) Most authors do not use a traditional name for this star, using the Bayer designation; however, in the literature it can be found the name Tyl."
"Beta Canis Majoris Beta Canis Majoris (β Canis Majoris, abbreviated Beta CMa, β CMa), also named Mirzam, is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the ""Great Dog"", located at a distance of about 500 light-years (150 parsecs) from the Sun. In the modern constellation it lies at the position of the dog's front leg. ""Beta Canis Majoris"" is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional names ""Mirzam"", ""Al-Murzim"" or ""Murzim"", derive from the Arabic (مرزم) for 'The Herald', and probably refers to its position, heralding (i.e., rising before) Sirius in the night sky. In 2016, the International Astronomical"
"Psi Leonis ψ Leonis (Latinised as Psi Leonis, abbreviated to ψ Leo or psi Leo), is a solitary star located in the zodiac constellation of Leo, to the east-northeast of Regulus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.38. Based upon stellar parallax measurements, it is located around 95 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an absorption factor of 0.3 due to interstellar dust. Psi Leonis is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M2 IIIab. It shines with"
"Sagittarius (constellation) Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is (Unicode U+2650 ♐), a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur pulling back a bow. It lies between Scorpius and Ophiuchus to the west and Capricornus and Microscopium to the east. The center of the Milky Way lies in the westernmost part of Sagittarius (see Sagittarius A). As seen from the northern hemisphere, the constellation's"
"picked the star in Corvus, and which is the mascot of Superman's high school, the Smallville Crows. Corvus (constellation) Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means ""raven"" in Latin. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it depicts a raven, a bird associated with stories about the god Apollo, perched on the back of Hydra the water snake. The four brightest stars, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Beta Corvi, form a distinctive quadrilateral in the night sky. With an apparent magnitude of 2.59, Gamma Corvi—also known as Gienah—is the brightest star"