Corona Australis
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented in the first century CE.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest
| id | Greek (Heiberg 1898) | English (Toomer 1984) | ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Στεφάνου νοτίου ἀστερισμός | Constellation of the Southern Crown | ||
| 1 | τῆς νοτίου περιφερείας ὁ προηγούμενος ἐκτός | The most advanced ofthe stars on thc southern rim, outside {the crown} | alf Tel |
| 2 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ Στεφάνου | The star to the rear of this, on the crown | eta1, eta2 CrA |
| 3 | ὁ τούτο ἐπόμενος | The one to the rear of this | HR 7122 |
| 4 | ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἐπόμενος | The one to the rear again of this | zet CrA |
| 5 | ὁ μετὰ τοῦτου πρὸ τοῦ γουατίου τοῦ Τοξότου | The one after this, before the knee of Sagittarius | del CrA |
| 6 | ὁ μετὰ τοῦτον καὶ βορειότερος τοῦ ἐν τῷ γόνατι λαμπροῦ | The one after this, which is north of the bright star in the knee [of Sagittarius] | bet CrA |
| 7 | ὁ τούτου βορειότερος | The star to the north of this | alf CrA |
| 8 | ὁ ἔπὶ τούτου βορειότερος | The one to the north again of this | gam CrA |
| 9 | τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον προηγουμένωυ β’ ἐν τῇ βορείῳ περιφερείᾳ ὁ ἐπόμενος | The rearmost of the 2 stars after this, in advance, in the northern rim | eps CrA |
| 10 | ὁ προηγούμενος τῶν β’ ἀμαυρῶν | The more advanced of these 2 faint stars | HR 7129 |
| 11 | ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἱκανόν | The star quite some distance in advance of this | lam CrA |
| 12 | ὁ ἔτι τούτου προηχούμευος | The one in advance again of this | HR 6942 |
| 13 | ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ νοτιώτερος τοῦ προειρημένου | The last one, which is south of the aforemmtioned star | tet CrA |
| all | ἀστέρες φ, ὥν δ’ μεγέθους ἐ, εξ. ϛ β | [13 stars, 5 of the fourth magnitude, 6 of the fifth, 2 of the sixth] |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
CrA in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
Mythology
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
