This should be the place for completing my star list with not yet included Greek lettered stars in Draco. So far there are only 6 such in my list:
|
Thuban
(523) |
α
Draconis |
3.67 |
64° 37′ N |
14h 03m |
213.8 |
|
Nodus I |
ζ
Draconis |
3.17 |
65° 47′ N |
17h 09m |
261.0 |
|
Alwaid |
β
Draconis |
2.79 |
52° 20′ N |
17h 29m |
266.1 |
|
Kuma |
ν
Draconis |
4.86 |
55° 13′ N |
17h 31m |
266.6 |
|
Etamin |
γ
Draconis |
2.24 |
51° 30′ N |
17h 55m |
272.7 |
|
Nodus II |
δ
Draconis |
3.07 |
67° 34′ N |
19h 13m |
292.5 |
Missing are (bluemarked
below) λ, κ, ι, θ, η,
μ, ω, ψ, χ, φ, υ, τ, σ, ε, ρ, π, ο, and ξ. 18 + 6 = 24
= 2 * 12:
|
Α α |
|
Ν ν |
|
Β β |
Ξ ξ |
|
Γ γ |
Ο ο |
|
Δ δ |
Π π |
|
Ε ε |
Ρ ρ |
|
Ζ ζ |
Σ σ/ς |
|
Η η |
Τ τ |
|
Θ θ |
Υ υ |
|
Ι ι |
Φ φ |
|
Κ κ |
Χ χ |
|
Λ λ |
Ψ ψ |
|
Μ μ |
Ω ω |
Draco stretches
for around 12 hours, with no star beyond 21h and no star earlier
than 9h. This can be contrasted with the distribution of the
stars in Octans, where the area between 18h and 0h is especially
noteworthy:
By copying information from Wikipedia it is
possible to calculate the approximate right ascension days for the additional
stars in Draco, relying on the earlier data in my list for
Thuban:
|
λ |
11h
31m 24.29s |
11h
31.405m |
175.0 |
|
κ |
12h
33m 29.04s |
12h
33.484m |
190.7 |
|
Thuban |
14h 04m 23.43s |
14h 04.391m |
213.8 |
|
ι |
15h
24m 55.78s |
15h
24.930m |
234.2 |
|
θ |
16h
01m 53.70s |
16h
01.895m |
243.6 |
|
η |
16h
23m 59.51s |
16h
23.992m |
249.2 |
|
μ |
17h
05m 20.18s |
17h
05.336m |
259.7 |
|
ω |
17h
36m 57.09s |
17h
36.952m |
267.7 |
|
ψ |
17h
41m 56.31s |
17h
41.939m |
268.9 |
|
ξ |
17h
53m 31.63s |
17h
53.527m |
271.9 |
|
φ |
18h
20m 45.44s |
18h
20.757m |
278.8 |
|
χ |
18h
21m 02.34s |
18h
21.039m |
278.9 |
|
ο |
18h
51m 12.01s |
18h
51.200m |
286.5 |
|
υ |
18h
54m 23.77s |
18h
54.396m |
287.4 |
|
τ |
19h
15m 33.59s |
19h
15.560m |
292.7 |
|
π |
19h
20m 40.07s |
19h
20.668m |
294.0 |
|
σ |
19h
32m 20.59s |
19h
32.343m |
297.0 |
|
ε |
19h 48m 10.21s |
19h 48.170m |
301.0 |
|
ρ |
20h
02m 49.05s |
20h
02.818m |
304.7 |
For instance would the weakly
shining μ Draconis (Arrakis) have been in day 258.7 at the time of
rongorongo. Probably Bayer had chosen μ for Arrakis because
this star was the weakest (4.91 visual magnitude) of them all - μ
signifying watery:
...
Originally the highly born
family of the Sun, Moon, and stars dwelt in a cave on the summit of
Maunga-nui, Great Mountain, in the ancient homeland. They were not at
all comfortable in their gloomy home for they could not see distinctly and
their eyes watered constantly
...
|
oMARCH 16 |
17 |
18 |
19 (78) |
20 |
EQUINOX |
|
٭MARCH
18 |
19 (78) |
20 |
EQUINOX |
22 |
23 |
|
EQUINOX (80) |
●MARCH 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
|
APRIL 1 (91) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga1-11 |
Ga1-12 |
Ga1-13 |
Ga1-14 |
Ga1-15 |
Ga1-16 |
|
HAEDUS II
(75.9) |
5h (76.1) |
μ AURIGAE, μ
LEPORIS
(77.6) |
ĸ Leporis
(78.0),
RIGEL
(78.1), Flaming Star (78.2),
CAPELLA
(78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)
THUBAN
|
λ AURIGAE
(79.0),
λ LEPORIS
(79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)
ARCTURUS
|
Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu-5 |
|
ε Leporis
(76.0),
CURSA
(76.4), λ Eridani (76.7) |
σ Aurigae
(80.4), Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7),
ELNATH
(80.9) |
|
June 4 |
5 |
6 (157 = 314 /
2) |
7 |
8 |
9 (2 * 80) |
|
'May 8 (128) |
9 |
10 (*50) |
11 |
12 (2 * 66)
|
13 |
|
"April 24 (*34) |
25 |
26 (116 = 4 *
29) |
27 |
28 (2 * 59) |
29 |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
oSEPTEMBER 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 (261 = 9 * 29) |
19 |
20 |
|
٭SEPTEMBER
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 (263) |
21 |
EQUINOX |
|
●SEPTEMBER 20 |
21 |
EQUINOX |
23 (266) |
24 |
25 (*188) |
|
OCTOBER 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (277) |
5 |
6 (*199) |
|
17h (258.7) |
Mula-19 |
NODUS I
(260.0), π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8) |
SARIN
(261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)
ALRISHA
|
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi,
ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis
(262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae
(263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
|
ARRAKIS
(258.7) |
Sabik (259.7),
η SCORPII
(259.9) |
|
December 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (*261) |
8 |
9 |
|
'November 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 |
|
"October 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
|
٭MARCH
24 |
25 |
26 (85) |
27 |
28 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga1-17 |
Ga1-18 |
Ga1-19 |
Ga1-20 |
Ga1-21 |
|
ψ Orionis
(81.1), Nihal (81.7) |
MINTAKA,
υ Orionis (82.4), χ Aurigae (82.5), ε Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 /
Mrigashīrsha-5 /
Turtle-20 |
Three Stars-21
/ ANA-IVA
(7) /
Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-6 |
ο Aurigae
(85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)
YANG MUN
|
|
Arneb, Crab
Nebula (83.0,
φ¹ Orionis
(83.1),
HEKA,
Orion Nebula (83.2),
φ² Orionis
(83.6),
ALNILAM
(83.7) |
HEAVENLY
GATE,
ν Columbae (84.0), ω Orionis
(84.2),
ALNITAK,
PHAKT
(Phaet) (84.7) |
|
June 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (165) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
٭SEPTEMBER 23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
26 |
27 |
|
Lesath,
δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1),
Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π
Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6), Al
Dhīli, ι Herculis,
(266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1),
Girtab, ο
Serpentis (267.6),
Dsiban
(267.9) |
Kelb Alrai, μ Arae (268.1), Kew
Ho (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7),
Apollyon (268.9) |
|
Alwaid, Maasym (265.1),
Shaula (265.3), Kuma
(265.6), σ Arae (265.9) HAMAL |
|
December 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (348) |
"Al Rākis,
from Ulug Beg's catalogue, turned into
Arrakis and Errakis,
generally has been thought to signify the Dancer, perhaps to the
neighboring Lute-player, the star β;
but here probably the Trotting Camel, one of the group of those
animals located in this spot ..." (Allen)
According to Hevelius Arrakis
(μ)
is inside the mouth of the Dragon.
Al Dhīli is a name for ω Draconis and
Dsiban a name for ψ.
|