emamajek on 23-Feb-2016 02:18:49 GMT about V* Y CVn
The extremely cool, red giant star HR 4846 (Y CVn) has the nickname "La Superba", originally attributed to Secchi. Here are some astronomical references that mention this name:
(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 [incorrectly attributed to HR 4945 instead of HR 4846].
(4) Robert Burnham, Jr. (1978) "Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System" (Dover Publications).
(5) Michael E. Bakich (1995) "The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations" (Cambridge University Press, New York).
(6) P. Moore (2006) "The Amateur Astronomer" (12th edition, Springer).
(7) P. M. Bagnall (2012) "The Star Atlas Companion: What you need to know about the Constellations" (Springer Science & Business Media, New York).
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