Astronym

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The Greek term astronym ("star name"), which in contrast to English is still used relatively little in German, describes a proper name for astronomical objects .

use

This means, in particular, the terms of:

The designation as an astronym is controversial for the proper names of orographic details and objects on extraterrestrial celestial bodies, e.g. B. the names of craters and Maria on the moon.

literature

  • André Le Bœuffle: Astronymy. Les noms des étoiles. Burillier, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-9509483-0-8 .
  • Hoei Nojiri: Nihon Seimei Jiten . Tokyodo Shuppan, Tokyo 1973.
  • Paul Kunitzsch (Author), Ernst Goercke (Editing): Arabic Star Names in Europe . Edition Goercke, Ingolstadt 1991 (also dissertation, FU Berlin 1956).
  • Paul Kunitzsch, Tim Smart: A Dictionary of Modern Star Names. A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations. 2nd ed. Sky Publ., Cambridge, Mass. 2006. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7 (former title: Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations ).
  • Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names Their Lore and Meaning . New edition Dover Publ., New York 1974 (reprint of London 1899 edition).

See also

  • Star naming , especially for the proper names of the stars and the catalog systems such as Bayer / Flamsteed

Individual evidence

  1. Dictionary of Star Names

Web links

Wiktionary: Astronym  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations