emamajek on 12-Apr-2016 02:43:38 GMT about * sig Oct
HR 7228 (sig Oct) is known by the proper name "Polaris Australis" in several astronomical references. Hoffleit & Warren (1991) attribute the name to Wollaston (1789). References:
(1) D. Hoffleit & C. Jaschek (1982) "The Bright Star Catalogue, Fourth Revised Edition (Containing data compiled through 1979)" (New Haven: Yale University Observatory).
(2) D. Hoffleit & W.H. Warren, Jr. (1991) "The Bright Star Catalog, 5th Revised Edition (Preliminary Version)".
(3) Michael E. Bakich (1995) "The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations" (Cambridge University Press, New York).
(4) James B. Kaler (2006) "The Hundred Greatest Stars", Springer Science & Business Media.
(5) E. Anderson E. & C. Francis (2012) "XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos Compilation".
(6) 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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