emamajek on 26-Feb-2016 06:52:35 GMT about * sig Lib
Sigma Lib (HR 5603) is known by the proper name "Brachium" in the Bright Star Catalog and other astronomical references. References:
(1) Ioannis Bayeri Rhainani I.C. (1603), Uranometria ["Brachium" from Vergil, "Cornu", Arabic aliases "Zubenelgenubi", Zuben Hakrabi, "Zube Essartaui" - note that these latter Arabic names are now more appropriate for other stars, e.g. gam Lib].
(2) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York) ["Brachium" and "Cornu" from Bayer, "Zuban al 'Akrab", "Zuben al Kravi", "Zuben Acrabi", "Zuben Hakrabi", "Zuben el Genubi", "Al Zuban al Janubiyyah" - note that these latter Arabic names are now more appropriate for other stars, e.g. gam Lib].
(3) D. Hoffleit & W.H. Warren, Jr. (1991) "The Bright Star Catalog, 5th Revised Edition (Preliminary Version)" ["Brachium; Cornu; Zuben el Genubi; Zuban al Akrab; Zuben Hakrabi"]
(4) M. Mobberley (2009) "The Caldwell Objects and How to Observe Them" (Springer Science & Business Media) ["Brachium"].
(5) D. E. Falkner (2011) "The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Ancient Greek and Roman Legends" (Springer Science & Business Media) ["Brachium"].
(6) E. Anderson E. & C. Francis (2012) "XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos Compilation" ["Brachium"].
In pre-20th century literature, sig Lib = gam Sco.
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