I ought
to find out where the
stars A and b
Capricorni were in
rongorongo times. Today they are
named 24 and 36
Capricorni, and in the
map of my astronomy book
I could find 24 and 36 (but not 46):
Like in Lacerta there
are key numbers
scattered all over
Capricornus.
|
Lacerta |
Capricornus |
|
172 |
1100 |
|
91 |
116 |
|
1100 (4) |
250 |
|
1100 (5) |
96 |
|
365 (2) |
172 |
|
650 |
142 |
|
270 (6) |
93 |
|
325 (1) |
38 |
|
There are
such 8
items in Lacerta
and 15 in
Capricornus.
172 could
refer to June
21
1100
could refer
to right
ascension
11h 00m. |
365 |
|
24 (250) |
|
540 |
|
36 (190) |
|
470 |
|
109 |
|
50 |
However,
there is nothing unique
about Lacerta and
Capricorni in this
respect - my astronomy
book has this kind of
number also in other
constellations. Which
raises the question why
for instance 365 appears
several times. It could
hardly be to inform
people that the solar
year is 365 days long. I
should investigate, but
not just now.
Instead, lets find out
more about 24 and 36
Capricorni:
|
A (24) |
21h 07m 07.69s |
21h 07.128m |
320.7 |
|
b (36) |
21h 28m 43.32s |
21h 28.722m |
326.2 |
|
Sadalmelik |
22h 05m 47.03s |
22h 05.784m |
335.6 |
|
January 31 |
February 1 |
2 |
3 (399) |
4 |
|
August 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (216) |
5 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb12-16 |
Cb12-17
(683) |
Cb12-18 |
Cb12-19 |
Cb12-20
(294) |
|
e ariki
kua iri |
te vage
Rei |
tu te niu |
te
hokohuki ki
te tapamea |
te
hokohuki |
|
Baten
Algiedi
(315.8), μ
Aquarii
(316.0) |
no star
listed |
ε Equulei
(317.8) |
21h (319.6) |
χ
Capricorni
(320.0), ν
Aquarii
(320.3) |
|
Armus
(319.0),
Dorsum
(319.3),
Tsoo (319.7) |
|
no star
listed |
ζ Hydrae
(134.1) |
Acubens,
Talitha
Borealis
(135.0) |
ρ Ursa
Majoris
(135.6), ν
Cancri
(136.0),
Talitha
Australis
(136.1) |
9h (137.0) |
|
ω Hydrae
(136.8), σ¹
Ursa Majoris
(137.0), κ
Cancri
(137.3),
Alsuhail
(137.5) |
|
3 |
February
8 |
9 |
10 (406) |
|
August 9 |
10 (222) |
11 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb12-24 |
Cb12-25 |
Cb13-1
(300) |
|
e
ariki
noho i
te henua |
kua
noho te
tagata
rima
etahi |
Te
ariki |
|
γ
Pavonis
(324.1),
Yan
(324.6) |
Al
Sa'd al
Su'ud-22
/
Emptiness-11 |
no star
listed |
|
Tsin
(325.2),
Alphirk
(325.7),
SADALSUD
(325.9) |
|
Al
Minhar
al Asad
(141.6) |
Star-25 |
Al
Tarf-7 |
|
ALPHARD
(142.3),
ω Leonis
(142.6),
τ¹
Hydrae
(142.7) |
ψ
Velorum
(143.3),
ALTERF,
τ²
Hydrae
(143.4),
ξ Leonis
(143.5) |
|
February 11 |
12 (408) |
13 |
14 |
|
August 12 |
13 (225) |
14 |
15 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cb13-2 |
Cb13-3 |
Cb13-4 (303) |
Cb13-5 |
|
kua huki |
ko te ika |
te mata |
te henua |
|
Castra (327.2),
Bunda
(327.5) |
Nashira (328.0),
Azelfafage, κ Capricorni
(328.7) |
Enif, Erakis (329.2), Jih,
46 Capricorni
(329.3), ι Piscis Austrini
(329.4), λ Capricorni (329.6), ν
Cephei (329.7), Deneb Algiedi
(329.8) |
θ Piscis Austrini (330.1) |
|
A
Hydrae (144.1)
Sirius
|
Ukdah (145.4), κ Hydrae
(145.5), Subra (145.8) |
ψ Leonis (146.4), Ras Elaset
Australis (146.6) |
Vathorz Prior (147.9) |
Allen:
"... the
5th magnitudes A, b,
and m also bore
titles from feudal times
of the states Tsoo
[24], Tsin [36],
and Chaou."
I could
not find m Capricorni in
Wikipedia (nor in my
astronomy book).
From
Cb12-19 (at Tsoo)
to Tsin (Cb12-25)
there were 6 days and to
46 Capricorni there were
a further 4 days:
|
|
5 |
|
3 |
|
|
Cb12-19 |
Cb12-25 |
Cb13-4 |
|
21h (319.6) |
SADALSUD |
February
13 (409) |
|
11 |
|