emamajek on 06-Feb-2016 06:54:24 GMT about * 31 Lyn
31 Lyn (HR 3275) is known by the proper name "Alsciaukat" in the Bright Star Catalog:
(1) Simone Assemani & Giuseppe Toaldo (1790) "Globus Caelestis Cufico-Arabicus Veliterni Musei Borgiani" (Padua) ["Alsciaukat", "Mabusuthat" for the 8th "unformed" star of Ursa Major, which in 31 Lyn according to Toomer's translation of Almagest]
(2) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York) ["Alsciaukat", "Al-Shaukah", "Mabsuthat", or "Mabsutah"]
(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 ["Shaukah"]
(4) Dorris Hoffleit & Carlos Jaschek (1991) "The Bright Star Catalogue" (5th edition; Yale University Observatory, New Haven, CT, USA) ["Alsciaukat; Mabsuthat"]
(5) Patrick Moore (2000) "The Data Book of Astronomy" (CRC Press) ["Alsciaukat"]
(6) E. Anderson E. & C. Francis (2012, Astron. Letters, 38, 331) "XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos Compilation" (2012AstL...38..331A) ["Alsciaukat"]
Although some other aliases appear, "Alsciaukat" appears to be the most common name and spelling.
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