The Bayer designation Upsilon Eridani (υ Eri / υ Eridani) is shared by four or seven stars, in the constellation Eridanus:
- υ1 Eridani (50 Eridani)
- υ2 Eridani (52 Eridani)
- υ3 Eridani (43 Eridani)
- υ4 Eridani (41 Eridani)
Some sources include the following stars:
- υ5 Eridani (f Eridani)
- υ6 Eridani (g Eridani)
- υ7 Eridani (h Eridani)
This series of stars bore the traditional proper names Theemim (also Theemin) and Beemin (also Beemim).[1][2] In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[3] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the names Theemin for υ2 Eridani on 1 February 2017 and Beemim for υ3 Eridani on 30 June 2017; both are now included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hough, Carole, ed. (2016), The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming, Oxford University Press, p. 762, ISBN 978-0191630422.
- ^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover Publications Inc, p. 220, ISBN 0486210790
- ^ "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Naming Stars". IAU.org. Retrieved 19 January 2018.