Constellation Artichoke (qkrÌdj.)
This is the artichoke the King forgot to buy because he was busy feeding his birds, the Swan and the Sparrow, so it got all soft and manky. Our constellation Vulpecula, the little fox, – between the Swan and the Dolphin – roughly corresponds to this vegetable.
See also qkràdj. in the dictionary.
The 32 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 | 41 Cyg | 3.00 | 4.01 |
| 20 | 20 | 52 Cyg | 2.72 | 4.22 |
| 21 | 21 | Hip 102033 | 0.33 | 6.02 |
| 22 | 22 | Hip 101899 | 0.78 | 5.68 |
| 23 | 23 | 49 Cyg | 0.98 | 5.53 |
| 30 | 30 | 31 Vul | 2.27 | 4.56 |
| 31 | 31 | 32 Vul | 1.65 | 5.03 |
| 32 | 32 | T Vul | 0.81 | 5.66 |
| 33 | 33 | 30 Vul | 1.79 | 4.92 |
| 34 | 34 | Hip 104172 | 0.19 | 6.13 |
| 35 | 35 | 27 Vul | 0.90 | 5.59 |
| 36 | 36 | 28 Vul | 1.61 | 5.06 |
| 37 | 37 | Hip 101870 | 0.48 | 5.91 |
| 38 | 38 | 33 Vul | 1.29 | 5.30 |
| 40 | 40 | 23 Vul | 2.35 | 4.50 |
| 41 | 41 | 21 Vul | 1.44 | 5.19 |
| 42 | 42 | 19 Vul | 1.01 | 5.51 |
| 43 | 43 | Hip 100018 | 0.04 | 6.24 |
| 44 | 44 | 18 Vul | 1.01 | 5.51 |
| 45 | 45 | 20 Vul | 0.48 | 5.91 |
| 46 | 46 | Hip 99824 | 1.97 | 4.79 |
| 47 | 47 | 24 Vul | 1.29 | 5.30 |
| 48 | 48 | 15 Vul | 2.14 | 4.66 |
| 49 | 49 | GJ 777 | 0.72 | 5.73 |
| 4A | 4A | 25 Vul | 1.02 | 5.50 |
| 4B | 4B | 16 Vul | 1.38 | 5.23 |
| 4C | 4C | 22 Vul | 1.45 | 5.18 |
| 4D | 4D | Hip 98609 | 0.52 | 5.88 |
| 50 | 50 | 39 Cyg | 2.45 | 4.43 |
| 51 | 51 | Hip 100486 | 0.24 | 6.09 |
| 52 | 52 | Hip 99841 | 0.76 | 5.70 |
| 53 | 53 | 35 Cyg | 1.50 | 5.14 |