Constellation Bridge (sklÌ.)
The Bridge was named by early European explorers who sailed the southern oceans, along with the Elephant, the Flamingo, the Hummingbird, the Ivory Tower, the Jaguar, the Kangaroo, the Loom and Shuttle, the Seal, the Shark, and the Thimble.
It was burnt down by Phaethon when he lost control over the sun-chariot, before he fell into the River. The bridge was subsequently rebuilt in the heavens, near the southern end of the River.
See also sklà. in the dictionary.
The 52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | α Hyi | 4.53 | 2.86 |
| 10 | 10 | Hip 8983 | 0.27 | 6.07 |
| 11 | 11 | Hip 7921 | 0.76 | 5.70 |
| 12 | 12 | λ Hor | 1.21 | 5.36 |
| 13 | 13 | Hip 9318 | 0.24 | 6.09 |
| 14 | 14 | Hip 6631 | 0.47 | 5.92 |
| 15 | 15 | γ Hor | 0.72 | 5.73 |
| 16 | 16 | ν Hor | 1.36 | 5.25 |
| 17 | 17 | η² Hyi | 2.11 | 4.68 |
| 18 | 18 | π² Hyi | 0.80 | 5.67 |
| 19 | 19 | π¹ Hyi | 0.93 | 5.57 |
| 1A | 1A | δ Hyi | 2.91 | 4.08 |
| 2 | 2 | β Ret | 3.23 | 3.84 |
| 20 | 20 | Hip 18401 | 0.17 | 6.14 |
| 21 | 21 | Hip 16368 | 0.61 | 5.81 |
| 22 | 22 | κ Ret | 2.07 | 4.71 |
| 23 | 23 | Hip 15353 | 0.32 | 6.03 |
| 24 | 24 | ζ¹ Ret | 0.98 | 5.53 |
| 25 | 25 | ζ² Ret | 1.37 | 5.24 |
| 26 | 26 | Hip 15968 | 0.41 | 5.96 |
| 27 | 27 | β Hor | 1.71 | 4.98 |
| 28 | 28 | Hip 14547 | 0.20 | 6.12 |
| 29 | 29 | Hip 13387 | 0.32 | 6.03 |
| 2A | 2A | Hip 12717 | 0.05 | 6.23 |
| 2B | 2B | ζ Hyi | 1.91 | 4.83 |
| 2C | 2C | μ Hor | 1.53 | 5.12 |
| 2D | 2D | ε Hyi | 2.86 | 4.12 |
| 2E | 2E | Hip 14930 | 0.74 | 5.71 |
| 3 | 3 | α Ret | 3.91 | 3.33 |
| 30 | 30 | Hip 19805 | 1.09 | 5.45 |
| 31 | 31 | θ Ret | 0.52 | 5.88 |
| 32 | 32 | η Ret | 1.37 | 5.24 |
| 33 | 33 | Hip 20825 | 0.71 | 5.74 |
| 34 | 34 | γ Ret | 2.38 | 4.48 |
| 35 | 35 | Hip 20619 | 0.44 | 5.94 |
| 36 | 36 | ι Ret | 1.73 | 4.97 |
| 37 | 37 | δ Ret | 2.27 | 4.56 |
| 38 | 38 | Hip 21253 | 0.64 | 5.79 |
| 39 | 39 | R Dor | 0.90 | 5.59 |
| 3A | 3A | ε Ret | 2.43 | 4.44 |
| 3B | 3B | κ Dor | 1.32 | 5.28 |
| 4 | 4 | α Dor | 3.95 | 3.30 |
| 40 | 40 | ι Pic | 0.92 | 5.58 |
| 41 | 41 | Hip 20109 | 0.25 | 6.08 |
| 42 | 42 | γ Dor | 2.67 | 4.26 |
| 43 | 43 | Hip 22844 | 0.21 | 6.11 |
| 44 | 44 | Hip 23653 | 0.01 | 6.26 |
| 45 | 45 | λ Pic | 1.29 | 5.30 |
| 46 | 46 | ζ Dor | 2.07 | 4.71 |
| 47 | 47 | Hip 18592 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
| 48 | 48 | η¹ Pic | 1.20 | 5.37 |
| 49 | 49 | Hip 16509 | 0.80 | 5.67 |