how do they name the stars? (just plain curious)?

Question

i want to know if how they name the stars, what are the the bases for naming them,...(^_^)

Answer 1

Proper names, like "Polaris" and Betelgeuse" were named by the ancients. In the 16th century, Bayer developed the system of using a Greek letter and the genitive form of the constellation, such as Alpha Ursae Minoris. Often the stars are named in alphabetical order of brightness in a constellation, Alpha for the brightest, Beta for the second brightest, Gamma for the third, etc., but this isn't consistent. A little later Flamsteed developed a system of numbering the stars from west to east across the constellation, such as 61 Cygni. In the 19th century and since, massive catalogs of millions of stars have been compiled.

Catalogs like Messier's and the NGC are of deep sky objects (star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies) not individual stars.

Answer 2

a million. Elijah Drew Davis "Eli" 2. Rochelle Julia Anderson 3. Lillian Bailey Robinson "Lilly" 4. Danielle Marie Walker 5. Ella Abigail Harrison 6. Dustin James Thomas 7. Cara Nicole Miller 8. Drake Benjamin Lewis 9. Jocelyn Dakota Thompson 10. Kyle Cedric Wilson eleven. Autumn Melissa Freeman 12. Laura Cadence Shea 13. Cody Jordan Salvatore 14. Justin Steven Rodriguez

Answer 3

All the stars with proper names were named by the ancients and are the ones that were visible to the eye when the skies were actually dark at night (no light pollution).
All the others are given alpha numeric names to fit into catalogs created by astronomers.
There are lists named after Flamsteed, Messier on others but the most used is the NGC (New General Catalogue) compiled by J.L.E.Dreyer

Answer 4

They, meaning astronomers, don't really name stars officially at all. There are various catalogs, but the "names" in them are really just catalog numbers. The bright stars that make up the constellations were named in ancient times. They are kind of folk names that are still used today.

Answer 5

There are so many stars that you can name one yourself and register it for a fee. What a timeless gift (with visiting rights?). In Hollywood, stars were often named at birth by their proud parents (and then renamed with stage names by savvy agents who get 10% of the action). The original astronomers were astrologers and named the common stars for real or mythical characters or animals. Of course, before the telescope, the named stars had to be quite visible to the naked eye. Groups of stars (constelations) often suggested people or animals (from mythology) and received a group name like Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the Big and Little Bears or Dippers). There is a very faint star just above the next to last stars in the Big Dipper's handle that American Indians used as an eye test for Braves.