A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list
Detail of Bayer's chart for Orion showing the belt stars and Orion Nebula region, with both Greek and Latin letter labels visible
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Bayer designation
β¦A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1564 stars. The brighter stars were assigned theirβ¦
Cuneiform inscription Lugal Kiengi Kiuri ππ πππ π΅ ("King of Sumer and Akkad") on a seal of Sumerian king Shulgi (r. c. 2094 β c. 2047 BCE) with final ke4 π€ being the composite of -k (genitive case) and -e (ergative case)