Stellio - Revision history

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	[[File:Stellio in Hevelius.jpg\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the list of stars of Lacerta in Hevelius's star catalogue ]]		[[File:Stellio in Hevelius.jpg\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the list of stars of Lacerta in Hevelius's star catalogue ]]
	[[File:Lacerta Hevelius.jpg\|alt=screenshot of star chart\|thumb\|The constellation Lacerta in ''Firmamentum Sobiescianum'' by Johannes and Elizabeth Hevelius. The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes, showing the celestial sphere in a view from "outside" (public domain).]]		[[File:Lacerta Hevelius.jpg\|alt=screenshot of star chart\|thumb\|The constellation Lacerta in ''Firmamentum Sobiescianum'' by Johannes and Elizabeth Hevelius. The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes, showing the celestial sphere in a view from "outside" (public domain).]]

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	It is not preserved why they applied an alternative name here, "Lacerta sive Stellio" (The Lizard or the Stellion), but it might be a pun as there are real animals called "star lizards" while they formed the image of a lizard out of stars.		It is not preserved why they applied an alternative name here, "Lacerta sive Stellio" (The Lizard or the Stellion), but it might be a pun as there are real animals called "star lizards" while they formed the image of a lizard out of stars.

	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	Following the Almagest-tradition of using alternative names for the constellation given by its creator to the brightest star in the group, the name "Stellio" was suggested for the brightest star in [[Lacerta]], α Lac (Alpha Lacertae). It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024.		Following the Almagest-tradition of using alternative names for the constellation given by its creator to the brightest star in the group, the name "Stellio" was suggested for the brightest star in [[Lacerta]], α Lac (Alpha Lacertae). It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024.

	On August 29th 2024, the IAU WGSN decided to adopt the name "Stellio" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Lac&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id α Lac], a high proper motion star of 3.77 mag in V.		On August 29th 2024, the IAU WGSN decided to adopt the name "Stellio" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Lac&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id α Lac], a high proper motion star of 3.77 mag in V.

	~~== Weblinks ==~~		The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2024/08/29.

	*		==Weblinks==
			* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

	== Reference ==		==Reference==
			*[[References\|References (general)]]
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IanRidpath: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */ Cap A for Alpha

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IAU Working Group Star Names: Cap A for Alpha

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==
	Following the Almagest-tradition of using alternative names for the constellation given by its creator to the brightest star in the group, the name "Stellio" was suggested for the brightest star in [[Lacerta]], α Lac (~~alpha~~ Lacertae). It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024.		Following the Almagest-tradition of using alternative names for the constellation given by its creator to the brightest star in the group, the name "Stellio" was suggested for the brightest star in [[Lacerta]], α Lac (Alpha Lacertae). It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024.

	On August 29th 2024, the IAU WGSN decided to adopt the name "Stellio" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Lac&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id α Lac], a high proper motion star of 3.77 mag in V.		On August 29th 2024, the IAU WGSN decided to adopt the name "Stellio" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Lac&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id α Lac], a high proper motion star of 3.77 mag in V.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 17:19, 19 September 2024

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Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */

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IAU Working Group Star Names

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	Latin "Stellio", literally "star lizard", derives from "stella" (star). It designates a [https://www.britannica.com/animal/newt newt], an olive-green lizard with spotted back, typically found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean. It is also known as "stellion" or "rock agama"; scientific name is ''Laudakia stellio'' of the family of the ''Agamidae''.		Latin "Stellio", literally "star lizard", derives from "stella" (star). It designates a [https://www.britannica.com/animal/newt newt], an olive-green lizard with spotted back, typically found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean. It is also known as "stellion" or "rock agama"; scientific name is ''Laudakia stellio'' of the family of the ''Agamidae''.

	In [https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/133606 the introduction of their atlas], Jan and Elizabeta Hevelius claim that they have named this region after a lizard because the lizard is squeezed into such a narrow gap between existing constellations that no larger animal could fit there.<ref>Ian Ridpath ([http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/lacertahevelius.html# Website], 2024). Hevelius on the constellation "Lacerta or Stellio". </ref>		In [https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/133606 the introduction of their atlas], Jan and Elizabeta Hevelius claim that they have named this region after a lizard because the lizard is squeezed into such a narrow gap between existing constellations that no larger animal could fit there.<ref>Ian Ridpath ([http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/lacertahevelius.html# Website], 2024). Hevelius on the constellation "Lacerta or Stellio". </ref>

			On Hevelius’s chart (right) there is a triangle of stars above the head of Lacerta that are shown as part of the turban of Cepheus. These stars are now included in Lacerta, and are known as Alpha Lacertae (mag. 3.8), Beta Lacertae (4.4), and 9 Lacertae (4.6). The Greek letters were allocated by Francis Baily in his ''British Association Catalogue'' of 1845.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==
	~~On Hevelius’s chart (right) there is a triangle~~ of ~~stars above~~ the ~~head of Lacerta that are shown as part of~~ the ~~turban of Cepheus. These stars are now included~~ in ~~Lacerta~~, ~~and are known as Alpha Lacertae (mag. 3.8), Beta Lacertae (4.4), and 9 Lacertae (4.6). The Greek letters were allocated by Francis Baily in his ''British Association Catalogue'' of 1845.~~		Following the Almagest-tradition of using alternative names for the constellation given by its creator to the brightest star in the group, the name "Stellio" was suggested for the brightest star in [[Lacerta]], α Lac (alpha Lacertae). It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024.

	~~The~~ name "Stellio" is suggested for the brightest ~~of these stars~~, ~~Alpha~~ Lacertae.

	~~It was discussed and approved by~~ the IAU WGSN ~~in 2024~~. ~~As this star is~~ ..., ~~the WGSN chose ..~~. in ~~the IAU-CSN~~.		On August 29th 2024, the IAU WGSN decided to adopt the name "Stellio" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Lac&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id α Lac], a high proper motion star of 3.77 mag in V.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

IanRidpath: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */ corrected typo!

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IAU Working Group Star Names: corrected typo!

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	On Hevelius’s chart (right) there is a triangle of stars above the head of Lacerta that are shown as part of the turban of Cepheus. These stars are now included in Lacerta, and are known as Alpha Lacertae (mag. 3.8), Beta Lacertae (4.4), and 9 Lacertae (4.6). The Greek letters were allocated by Francis Baily in his ''British Association Catalogue'' of 1845.		On Hevelius’s chart (right) there is a triangle of stars above the head of Lacerta that are shown as part of the turban of Cepheus. These stars are now included in Lacerta, and are known as Alpha Lacertae (mag. 3.8), Beta Lacertae (4.4), and 9 Lacertae (4.6). The Greek letters were allocated by Francis Baily in his ''British Association Catalogue'' of 1845.

	The name "Stellio" is suggested for the brightest os these stars, Alpha Lacertae.		The name "Stellio" is suggested for the brightest of these stars, Alpha Lacertae.

	It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024. As this star is ..., the WGSN chose ... in the IAU-CSN.		It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024. As this star is ..., the WGSN chose ... in the IAU-CSN.

IanRidpath: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */ Added info on brightest stars

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IAU Working Group Star Names: Added info on brightest stars

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==
	The name "Stellio" is suggested for the ~~main star of Lacerta~~, Alpha Lacertae.		On Hevelius’s chart (right) there is a triangle of stars above the head of Lacerta that are shown as part of the turban of Cepheus. These stars are now included in Lacerta, and are known as Alpha Lacertae (mag. 3.8), Beta Lacertae (4.4), and 9 Lacertae (4.6). The Greek letters were allocated by Francis Baily in his ''British Association Catalogue'' of 1845.

			The name "Stellio" is suggested for the brightest os these stars, Alpha Lacertae.

	It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024. As this star is ..., the WGSN chose ... in the IAU-CSN.		It was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2024. As this star is ..., the WGSN chose ... in the IAU-CSN.