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Archinal) Save Address Subject: Info on stars at given distances Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:08:28 EST Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close Jeff - Here's the information you requested about stars at given distances away, and in the sky from D.C. on New Year's Eve about midnight. These were found by converting the distances in light years to parallaxes and looking up bright stars in the Hipparcos star catalogue which approximately matched (and are in the sky at the given time) As I . mentioned, please be aware that the Hipparcos distances are approximately - particularly the more distant an object is - as are the > matches to the distances specified. So when you quote distances, you . should always say "about" or "approximately". /~ , JUs-C. If you're interested, you can also see http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Hipparcos/ for information on the ESA 37 Hipparcos satellite mission. Anyway, here's the basic data. More explanation follows. Light parsecs | parallax | Hipparcos | mag. other names years name 224 = 68.69 = 0.014558" - HIP 36917, V=4.6 = HD 60863 (in(^PuppisT) 1000 = 306.6 = 0.0032610" - HIP 23522, V=4.0 = Beta Camelopardalis ilo**^ ^^«fi_f__544_. 6 = 0 .0018361""' '- HIP 34444,"^=!^ = De±t^^anis--Ma#««rs- V-^J tens 2000 = 613.3 = 0.0016305" - HIP 23416,, = j^Ep^lonJ^LAurigar e V.j._V.^ _VV-_\ \t^_ where: / V'OP*^ light years" - The requested distances in light years. » J^V"' "parsecs" - The same di in parsecs (divide light years by 3.216 to get this). .../getmsg?disk=209.185.240.70_d561&login=molnar2&f=33792&curmbox=ACTIVE&_lan 12/16/1999 Hotmail Inbox Page 2 of 3 "parallax" - Amount star appears to move in one year due to Earth's motion about Sun (1/parallax), in arcseconds. Hipparcos name - Hipparcos star catalogue number of a star whose distance approximately matches that specified. mag. - Visual (i.e. human eye) magnitude of star. The brightest naked-eye stars are around 0, the faintest around 6. From Washington, D.C. on a good night, one can see down to about 4.5 (e.g. the first star on the list would be tough to see, the others should be visible if it' s clear) . other names - Common names are given here. The first star has only a catalogue name, "HD 60863", from the Harvard "Henry Draper" catalogue from early in this century. The others have Greek letter and constellation names (when used with the Greek letter, the latin genitive form ot the~"constellation name is given, as here) . As some auxiliary information, the "HD 60863" star_Jss_appax^efit"1 y paxt^of a double star system, and Epsilon Aurigae is aiCjSgortant variable star. It is a well-studied eclipsing binary, consisting of two stars that " occasionally pass in front of each other, diming the total light from the system. If you should need/care to look these up on a star chart, the positions for the 4 stars are copied below for 2000.0. January 1 of the year 2000 is the standard epoch for star positions, atlases, and catalogues, so it just happens they'll be exactly right on the night in question! right ascension | declination HD 60863 (in Puppis) 07 35 22.89 -28 22 09.6 Beta Camelopardalis 05 03 25.09 +60 26 32.1 Delta Canis Majoris 07 08 23.48 -26 23 35.5 ipsilon Aurigae 05 01 58.13 +43 49 23. The right ascensions between 5-8 hours indicates these objects will be on or near the meridian (due north or south) in late December near midnight. Anyway, I hope this info proves of value. Give me a call if there are any questions. Regards, - Brent Archinal Brent A. Archinal Astronomer Earth Orientation Department U. S. Naval Observatory phone 202-762-1564 3450 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. fax 202-762-1563 Washington, D.C. 20392 BAA@CasA. USNO. Navy. mi 1 Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close ../getmsg?disk=209.185.240.70_d561&login=molnar2&f=33792&curmbox=ACTIVE&_lan 12/16/1999 Auriga Page 1 of 3 COVIPTONS H o r/. E Irowse I I F n a f v 0 N L N E Search Auriga, in astronomy, a constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. Auriga, Latin for "charioteer," lies west of Perseus far north of the celestial equator- the imaginary line formed by the projection of the Earth's equator onto the sky. Auriga is a significant constellation, both for its astronomical objects and for its ancient and complex mythology. The constellation contains Capella, the sixth brightest star in the sky and one of the seven stars (along with Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Sirius, Rigel, and Aldebaran) that make up the large, bright ring of stars known as the winter circle. In early January, Auriga reaches its highest point in the sky in the mid-northern latitudes at 10:00 PM. The pentagon-shaped constellation straddles the Milky Way almost directly overhead and lies northeast of Taurus, due north of Orion, and northwest of Gemini. From the mid-southern latitudes it appears very low on the northern horizon. Auriga is often depicted as the torso of a charioteer holding a bridle and whip in his right hand and cradling Capella, or the "she goat," on his left arm. Two kids, the offspring of Capella, rest on his wrist or forearm. This representation can be traced back to early Babylonian times, 4000BC to 3500 BC. In Greek and Roman mythology, Auriga is associated with several figures. The Romans called the constellation Erichthonius, their translation of the Greek equivalent. Erichthonius was a legendary king of Athens and son of Vulcan (Hephaestus), who invented the four-horse chariot and as a result became a favorite of Jupiter (Zeus). Other legends associate Auriga with Myrtilius, who served as charioteer to King Oenemaus. One of Myrtilius' duties was to race to the death any suitor of the king's daughter, Hippodamia. When Hippodamia fell in love with Pelops, one of the suitors, she begged Myrtilius to lose the race. He did so and the king died. Myrtilius, himself in love with Hippodamia, tried to flee with her, and Pelops killed him. Some sources associate Capella with the she-goat Amaltheia, who nursed Zeus as an infant and was placed in the sky in gratitude. However, the goat symbolism plays no part in the myths of the charioteers, leading some authorities to conclude that the animals are remnants of more ancient shepherding myths once associated with the constellation. The Greek poet Aratus mentions Auriga in his work 'Phaenomena', from the 3rd century BC. Ptolemy, the great astronomer who lived and worked in Egypt during the 2nd century AD, cataloged the constellation.