Constellation Loom and Shuttle (wmùb.)
The Loom and Shuttle (literally ‘weaving tools’) was named 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 Seal, and the Thimble.
It is located near the celestial South Pole in the region of our constellation Carina, the ship’s keel. The shuttle consists of the stars p and q Carinae.
See also wmàb. in the dictionary.
The 47 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.
Stars with negative Lemizh brightnesses are variables that are visible to the naked eye when at their brightest, but invisible on average.
| Designation (hex) | Our designation | lbr | m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | β Car (Miaplacidus) | 6.11 | 1.67 |
| 10 | 10 | E Car | 2.14 | 4.66 |
| 11 | 11 | GJ 340.1 | 1.18 | 5.38 |
| 12 | 12 | Hip 44283 | 0.51 | 5.89 |
| 13 | 13 | Hip 46358 | 1.08 | 5.46 |
| 14 | 14 | θ Vol | 1.44 | 5.19 |
| 15 | 15 | Hip 41451 | 1.01 | 5.51 |
| 2 | 2 | υ Car | 4.45 | 2.92 |
| 20 | 20 | Hip 46328 | 0.29 | 6.05 |
| 21 | 21 | Hip 46737 | 0.00 | 6.27 |
| 22 | 22 | Hip 49698 | 1.34 | 5.26 |
| 23 | 23 | Hip 46460 | 0.49 | 5.90 |
| 24 | 24 | M Car | 1.49 | 5.15 |
| 3 | 3 | l Car | 3.43 | 3.69 |
| 30 | 30 | Hip 48310 | 0.94 | 5.56 |
| 31 | 31 | m Car | 2.34 | 4.51 |
| 32 | 32 | R Car | −1.54 | 7.43 |
| 33 | 33 | Hip 46482 | 0.48 | 5.91 |
| 34 | 34 | Hip 48339 | 0.64 | 5.79 |
| 4 | 4 | ω Car | 3.96 | 3.29 |
| 40 | 40 | Hip 49764 | 0.63 | 5.80 |
| 41 | 41 | Hip 48782 | 0.12 | 6.18 |
| 42 | 42 | Hip 52520 | 0.03 | 6.25 |
| 43 | 43 | Hip 53272 | 0.37 | 5.99 |
| 5 | 5 | θ Car | 4.69 | 2.74 |
| 50 | 50 | Hip 52370 | 2.01 | 4.76 |
| 51 | 51 | Hip 52487 | 0.71 | 5.74 |
| 52 | 52 | Hip 52678 | 1.25 | 5.33 |
| 53 | 53 | Hip 52701 | 1.38 | 5.23 |
| 54 | 54 | Hip 52736 | 1.86 | 4.87 |
| 55 | 55 | Hip 52502 | 1.95 | 4.80 |
| 56 | 56 | Hip 52221 | 1.01 | 5.51 |
| 57 | 57 | Hip 51313 | 1.33 | 5.27 |
| 58 | 58 | Hip 51194 | 0.36 | 6.00 |
| 59 | 59 | Hip 50520 | 0.81 | 5.66 |
| 5A | 5A | Hip 51425 | 0.11 | 6.19 |
| 5B | 5B | L Car | 1.73 | 4.97 |
| 6 | 6 | p Car | 3.95 | 3.30 |
| 60 | 60 | Hip 51732 | 0.03 | 6.25 |
| 61 | 61 | w Car | 2.25 | 4.58 |
| 7 | 7 | q Car | 3.83 | 3.39 |
| 70 | 70 | S Car | −0.89 | 6.94 |
| 71 | 71 | Hip 50287 | 0.07 | 6.22 |
| 72 | 72 | Hip 50044 | 0.27 | 6.07 |
| 73 | 73 | Hip 49281 | 0.17 | 6.14 |
| 74 | 74 | Hip 49164 | 0.45 | 5.93 |
| 75 | 75 | Hip 49233 | 0.12 | 6.18 |