emamajek on 25-Jun-2015 23:25:10 GMT about * lam Leo
Lambda Leo (HR 3773) has been known by the proper name "Alterf" is several astronomical references:
(1) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York).
(2) William Tyler Olcott (1911) "Star Lore of All Ages" (G.P. Putnum's Sons, NY and London; republished as "Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts", Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, USA 2004).
(3) Jack W. Rhoads (1971) "Technical Memorandum 33-507: A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars", Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
(4) Dorris Hoffleit & Carlos Jaschek (1991) "The Bright Star Catalogue" (5th edition; Yale University Observatory, New Haven, CT, USA).
(5) Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart (2006) "A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations" (2nd Revised Edition, Sky Publishing, Cambridge MA, USA).
The history of the name is discussed in Allen (1899) and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). The name comes from "Al-Tarf", which was the name of an Islamic lunar mansion (constellation) - originally ascribed to both Lambda Leo and Kappa Cnc. Since Allen (1899), the name "Alterf" has been uniquely used for Lambda Leo.
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