Corona Australis
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Template:Infobox Constellation The Corona Australis (Latin for Southern Crown) was one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and also counts among the 88 modern constellations. The name contrasts with Corona Borealis.
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History
The constellation was sometimes considered to be the crown of Sagittarius, which had fallen on the ground for some reason.
Naming mixup
In 1932 the International Astronomical Union officially changed the name of this constellation to Corona Austrina (with genitive "Coronae Austrinae"). This may have been due to an inadvertent naming mixup which has never been corrected [1] (http://www.ianridpath.com/constellations1.htm), but in any case the official IAU website continues to list "Corona Austrina" as the official name [2] (http://www.iau.org/IAU/Activities/nomenclature/const.html). In practice, the original name "Corona Australis" continues to be more widely used.
Stars
- Stars with proper names:
- Alphekka Meridiana [Alfecca Meridiana] (α CrA) 4.11
- < فكّة al-fakkah The broken (ring of stars)
- Alphekka Meridiana [Alfecca Meridiana] (α CrA) 4.11
- Stars with Bayer designations:
- Other notable stars:
- R CrA 11.50 – variable
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External links
Template:Commonsca:Corona Australis de:Südliche Krone (Sternbild) fr:Couronne australe ko:남쪽왕관자리 it:Corona Australis nl:Corona Australis ja:みなみのかんむり座 pl:Korona Południowa