List of star names in Crux

This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Crux. (Used modern western astronomy and uranography only)

List

star	proper name	derivation
α Cru	Acrux	English (coined word)
	Magalhanica (Estrela de Magalhães)	Portuguese
β Cru	Mimosa	?
	Becrux	English (coined word)
γ Cru	Gacrux	English (coined word)
	Rubidea	Portuguese? Latin?
δ Cru	Palida	Portuguese
ε Cru	Intrometida	Portuguese

Etymologies

α Cru

• Acrux:

＜ coined from (en) the Alpha of Crux, the former English form of it Bayer designation, Alpha Crucis. It was invented by Elijah H. Burritt in his star atlas in 1833.

• Magalhanica:

＜ (pt) Magalhãnica, "the Magellanic", and meaning Estrela de Magalhães, "the Star of Magellan".

β Cru

• Mimosa:

＜ Latin 'actor', and may come from the flower of the same name. ^[1]

• Becrux:

＜ analogy from Acrux of Alpha Crucis. It was coined from (en) the Beta of Crux, the former English form of it Bayer designation, Beta Crucis. It was invented by the editor of nautical almanac in the middle of the 20th century.

γ Cru

• Gacrux:

＜ analogy from Acrux for Alpha Crucis. It was coined from (en) the Gamma of Crux, the former English form of it Bayer designation, Gamma Crucis. It was also invented by the editor of nautical almanac in the middle of the 20th century.

• Rubidea:

＜ (Portuguese)? (Latin)? rubídea, "reddish". According to Japanese astronomer Keishin Suzuki , it was invented by John Herschel. ^[2]

δ Cru

• Palida:

＜ (Portuguese) pálida, "pale".

ε Cru

• Intrometida:

＜ (Portuguese) intrometida, "obtrusive".

See also

• List of stars in Crux
• List of star names
• Bandeira do Brasil: Sobre as estrelas (Portuguese)

Notes

1. "MIMOSA (Beta Crucis)", Stars, university of Illinois, archived from the original on 2005-12-22, retrieved 2011-12-30
2. 鈴木敬信 (1986). 『天文学辞典』, 東京: 地人書館, p.687.

References

• Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN   0-486-21079-0.
• Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Publishing Corporation. ISBN   978-1-931559-44-7.

External links

• da Silva Oliveira, R., "Crux Australis: o Cruzeiro do Sul", Artigos: Planetario Movel Inflavel AsterDomus.