Constellation Ibex (kubrÌ.)
The Ibex, Capricornus in our nomenclature, is actually a goat–fish hybrid that has been haunting European legends for a long time.
One story tells about the Ibex suffering because it didn’t know whether it belonged to the sea or the land. The Dolphin tried to persuade it to stay in the oceans, while the Lynx praised life in the snowy mountains. The Merman intervened by pouring a steady stream of water between the Lynx and the Ibex, so the latter wouldn’t hear the former’s words.
See also kubrà. in the dictionary.
The 70 naked-eye stars
In the ‘Our designation’ column, letters (sometimes with superscript numbers) in front of constellation symbols refer to Bayer’s catalogue or to variable star designations, and numbers to Flamsteed’s catalogue. Row colours roughly approximate the stars’ colours. The links lead to the stars’ entries in the SIMBAD Astronomical Database.
Designation (hex) | Our designation | lbr | m | |
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1 | 1 | β¹/9 Cap (Dabih) | 4.28 | 3.05 |
10 | 10 | β² Cap | 0.24 | 6.09 |
11 | 11 | Hip 101221 | 0.23 | 6.10 |
12 | 12 | GJ 4147 | 0.21 | 6.11 |
13 | 13 | ρ/11 Cap | 1.99 | 4.77 |
14 | 14 | π/10 Cap | 1.58 | 5.08 |
15 | 15 | Hip 101608 | 0.11 | 6.19 |
16 | 16 | σ/7 Cap | 1.32 | 5.28 |
17 | 17 | ο/12 Cap | 0.44 | 5.94 |
18 | 18 | τ/14 Cap | 1.37 | 5.24 |
19 | 19 | Hip 102026 | 0.64 | 5.79 |
1A | 1A | g/61 Sgr | 1.68 | 5.01 |
1B | 1B | υ/15 Cap | 1.49 | 5.15 |
1C | 1C | 4 Cap | 0.55 | 5.86 |
1D | 1D | Hip 98575 | 0.35 | 6.01 |
2 | 2 | α²/6 Cap (Algedi) | 3.58 | 3.58 |
20 | 20 | α¹/5 Cap | 2.62 | 4.30 |
21 | 21 | ν/8 Cap (Alshat) | 1.99 | 4.77 |
22 | 22 | ξ²/2 Cap | 0.57 | 5.84 |
23 | 23 | Hip 99221 | 0.12 | 6.18 |
24 | 24 | 63 Sgr | 0.77 | 5.69 |
25 | 25 | GJ 773.3 | 0.53 | 5.87 |
3 | 3 | γ/40 Cap (Nashira) | 3.43 | 3.69 |
30 | 30 | κ/43 Cap | 2.06 | 4.72 |
31 | 31 | ε/39 Cap | 2.34 | 4.51 |
32 | 32 | Hip 107238 | 0.05 | 6.23 |
4 | 4 | δ/49 Cap (Deneb Algedi) | 4.55 | 2.85 |
40 | 40 | 45 Cap | 0.41 | 5.96 |
41 | 41 | 44 Cap | 0.52 | 5.88 |
42 | 42 | 42 Cap | 1.48 | 5.16 |
43 | 43 | Hip 107901 | 0.11 | 6.19 |
44 | 44 | μ/51 Cap | 1.58 | 5.08 |
45 | 45 | λ/48 Cap | 0.93 | 5.57 |
46 | 46 | Hip 108494 | 0.28 | 6.06 |
5 | 5 | ζ/34 Cap | 3.32 | 3.77 |
50 | 50 | b/36 Cap | 2.35 | 4.50 |
51 | 51 | Hip 105576 | 0.85 | 5.63 |
52 | 52 | 35 Cap | 0.65 | 5.78 |
53 | 53 | 33 Cap | 1.18 | 5.38 |
54 | 54 | 37 Cap | 0.76 | 5.70 |
55 | 55 | φ/28 Cap | 1.46 | 5.17 |
56 | 56 | 41 Cap | 1.37 | 5.24 |
57 | 57 | 8 PsA | 0.72 | 5.73 |
60 | 60 | θ/23 Cap | 2.91 | 4.08 |
61 | 61 | Hip 104297 | 0.12 | 6.18 |
62 | 62 | Hip 103703 | 0.27 | 6.07 |
63 | 63 | Hip 103460 | 0.51 | 5.89 |
64 | 64 | 20 Cap | 0.01 | 6.26 |
65 | 65 | η/22 Cap | 1.93 | 4.82 |
66 | 66 | 19 Cap | 0.65 | 5.78 |
67 | 67 | Hip 103545 | 0.43 | 5.95 |
68 | 68 | 27 Cap | 0.03 | 6.25 |
69 | 69 | χ/25 Cap | 1.29 | 5.30 |
6A | 6A | Hip 102780 | 0.09 | 6.20 |
70 | 70 | ι/32 Cap | 2.65 | 4.28 |
71 | 71 | 30 Cap | 1.16 | 5.40 |
72 | 72 | Hip 104914 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
73 | 73 | 29 Cap | 1.28 | 5.31 |
74 | 74 | 18 Aqr | 1.05 | 5.48 |
80 | 80 | ψ/16 Cap | 2.84 | 4.13 |
81 | 81 | Hip 102772 | 0.55 | 5.86 |
82 | 82 | 17 Cap | 0.48 | 5.91 |
83 | 83 | Hip 101090 | 0.19 | 6.13 |
84 | 84 | Hip 100738 | 0.55 | 5.86 |
85 | 85 | GJ 785 | 0.72 | 5.73 |
90 | 90 | ω/18 Cap | 2.86 | 4.12 |
91 | 91 | GJ 811 | 0.76 | 5.70 |
92 | 92 | Hip 103777 | 0.31 | 6.04 |
93 | 93 | Hip 103902 | 0.03 | 6.25 |
94 | 94 | A/24 Cap | 2.37 | 4.49 |