Constellation Seal - Lemizh grammar and dictionary

Constellation Seal (fokÌj.)

The Seal was named, after the animal, by early European explorers who sailed the southern oceans, along with the Shark – see there for further information –, the Bridge, the Elephant, the Flamingo, the Hummingbird, the Ivory Tower, the Jaguar, the Kangaroo, the Loom and Shuttle, and the Thimble.

It is located in the south polar region, roughly corresponding to our constellations Octans (the octant) and Hydrus (the male water snake). It is looking west and depicted upside down in our ‘north up’ projection, ν Octantis and β Hydri representing its flippers.

The 71 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	β Hyi	4.59	2.82
10	10	Hip 1706	0.41	5.96
11	11	θ Oct	1.98	4.78
12	12	Hip 117125	0.71	5.74
13	13	Hip 116653	0.37	5.99
14	14	λ Hyi	1.57	5.09
15	15	GJ 4340	0.60	5.82
16	16	Hip 7271	0.21	6.11
17	17	σ Hyi	0.16	6.15
18	18	τ² Hyi	0.29	6.05
19	19	Hip 377	0.90	5.59
1A	1A	θ Tuc	0.21	6.11
1B	1B	Hip 114268	0.12	6.18
2	2	ν Oct	3.38	3.73
20	20	Hip 108849	0.44	5.94
21	21	ψ Oct	1.04	5.49
22	22	Hip 106881	0.13	6.17
23	23	α Oct	1.52	5.13
24	24	Hip 109584	0.19	6.13
25	25	Hip 110712	0.20	6.12
26	26	μ¹ Oct	0.37	5.99
27	27	GJ 818.1	0.80	5.67
28	28	Hip 101427	0.68	5.76
29	29	Hip 104597	0.12	6.18
2A	2A	Hip 105768	0.24	6.09
2B	2B	ν Ind	1.32	5.28
2C	2C	Hip 107423	0.33	6.02
2D	2D	Hip 110668	0.65	5.78
2E	2E	ρ Ind	0.31	6.04
3	3	γ Hyi	4.00	3.26
30	30	Hip 17543	0.01	6.26
31	31	ι Hyi	1.01	5.51
32	32	ν Hyi	2.01	4.76
33	33	θ Hyi	1.01	5.51
34	34	Hip 16290	0.78	5.68
35	35	Hip 15840	0.17	6.14
36	36	Hip 14521	0.80	5.67
37	37	μ Men	0.98	5.53
38	38	κ Hyi	0.37	5.99
39	39	μ Hyi	1.33	5.27
40	40	β Oct	2.84	4.13
41	41	ξ Oct	1.26	5.32
42	42	ε Oct	1.57	5.09
43	43	Hip 114258	0.21	6.11
44	44	λ Oct	1.33	5.27
45	45	γ¹ Oct	1.56	5.10
46	46	Hip 111504	0.16	6.15
47	47	γ² Oct	0.73	5.72
48	48	γ³ Oct	1.30	5.29
49	49	Hip 1074	0.65	5.78
4A	4A	υ Oct	0.68	5.76
4B	4B	Hip 101843	0.51	5.89
4C	4C	Hip 100697	0.16	6.15
4D	4D	GJ 67.1	0.52	5.88
4E	4E	Hip 7568	0.81	5.66
4F	4F	τ Oct	1.02	5.50
50	50	γ Men	1.45	5.18
51	51	ι Men	0.31	6.04
52	52	Hip 26169	0.64	5.79
53	53	η Men	1.06	5.47
54	54	α Men	1.58	5.08
55	55	κ Men	1.08	5.46
56	56	Hip 21611	0.29	6.05
57	57	Hip 23737	0.01	6.26
58	58	π Men	0.82	5.65
59	59	δ Men	0.80	5.67
5A	5A	β Men	1.29	5.30
5B	5B	ζ Men	0.88	5.61
5C	5C	ν Men	0.65	5.78
5D	5D	ξ Men	0.57	5.84
5E	5E	Hip 25776	0.12	6.18

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