emamajek on 09-Feb-2015 02:15:27 GMT about * ups Sco
Upsilon Sco (34 Sco, HR 6508) has the proper name "Lesath" following Piazzi (1814; Palermo star catalog), Allen (1899; "Star-Names and Their Meanings"), Burnham (1978, "Burnham's Celestial Handbook"), the Bright Star Catalog (Hoffleit & Jaschek 1991, 5th Ed.), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006; "A Dictionary of Modern Star Names"). Alternatively, Upsilon Sco has also been spelled "Lesuth" as well: Burritt (1840; "The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas") and Olcott (1911; "Star Lore of All Ages").
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