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Naos or suhail hadar
Zeta Puppis
Names For This Star
Naos means Ship. Allen credits the American astronomer Elijah Burritt introducing this name for the star in his 19th century Atlas.
The Arabic Suhail Hadar would be something like "The Bright Star of the Ground."
Description of the Star
Naos is a hot blue O5f star, about 20 times the sun in diameter and perhaps 20,000 times as luminous.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
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Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
39429 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
3165 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
66811 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
CD-39 3939 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
198752 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
306 |
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