Constellation Hummingbird (kolÌb.)
The Hummingbird was named by early European explorers who sailed the southern oceans, along with the Bridge, the Elephant, the Flamingo, the Ivory Tower, the Jaguar, the Kangaroo, the Loom and Shuttle, the Seal, the Shark, and the Thimble.
It is looking towards the north while hovering over a daffodil, drinking nectar. It is part of what we call Pavo, the peacock.
See also kolàb. in the dictionary.
The 23 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 | ζ Pav | 3.00 | 4.01 |
| 10 | 10 | Hip 92394 | 0.31 | 6.04 |
| 11 | 11 | Hip 90930 | 0.52 | 5.88 |
| 12 | 12 | Hip 89234 | 0.55 | 5.86 |
| 13 | 13 | φ Oct | 1.06 | 5.47 |
| 14 | 14 | Hip 89115 | 0.55 | 5.86 |
| 2 | 2 | ε Pav | 3.06 | 3.97 |
| 20 | 20 | Hip 97534 | 1.17 | 5.39 |
| 30 | 30 | λ Pav | 2.72 | 4.22 |
| 31 | 31 | Hip 92008 | 0.31 | 6.04 |
| 32 | 32 | ω Pav | 1.50 | 5.14 |
| 33 | 33 | Hip 91854 | 0.68 | 5.76 |
| 34 | 34 | Hip 92021 | 0.07 | 6.22 |
| 35 | 35 | η Tel | 1.65 | 5.03 |
| 40 | 40 | κ Pav | 2.49 | 4.40 |
| 41 | 41 | Hip 93287 | 0.39 | 5.98 |
| 42 | 42 | Hip 93574 | 0.51 | 5.89 |
| 43 | 43 | Hip 94150 | 1.28 | 5.31 |
| 44 | 44 | Hip 94789 | 1.00 | 5.52 |
| 45 | 45 | θ Pav | 0.74 | 5.71 |
| 46 | 46 | Hip 92024 | 1.98 | 4.78 |
| 47 | 47 | τ Pav | 0.03 | 6.25 |
| 48 | 48 | Hip 95999 | 0.39 | 5.98 |