Upsilon Eridani
The Bayer designation Upsilon Eridani (υ Eri / υ Eridani) is shared by four stars, in the constellation Eridanus:
- υ1 Eridani (50 Eridani)
- υ2 Eridani (52 Eridani)
- υ3 Eridani (43 Eridani)
- υ4 Eridani (41 Eridani)
This series of stars bear the proper names Theemim (also Theemin) and Beemin.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Hough, Carole, ed. (2016), The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming, Oxford University Press, p. 762, ISBN 019163042X.
- ↑ Allen, Richard Hinkley (1963), Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover Publications Inc, p. 220, ISBN 0486210790
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