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Table of stars with Bayer designations

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This table lists those stars or other objects which have Bayer designations, grouped by the constellation part of the designation.

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  1. Also designated Delta Pegasi (δ Pegasi, δ Peg) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  2. Transferred into Hydra in 1930 based on IAU boundaries
  3. Moved across the border from Aquila into the constellation Delphinus in 1992
  4. Bayer also by mistake catalogued Xi Arietis under the name Psi Ceti (ψ Cet, ψ Ceti), which is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  5. Also designated as Beta Tauri (β Tau)
  6. Now included in the constellation Lynx
  7. Also designated Psi Herculis (ψ Herculis, ψ Her) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  8. This star designation is now rarely used
  9. Upsilon Cephei was designated to the star HR 7955 that appeared in Burritt's star atlas, but no confirmation of it designated elsewhere
  10. Bayer also by mistake catalogued Kappa Ceti under the name g Tauri, which is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  11. Bayer used the designations Xi Arietis and Psi Ceti for the same star, but Psi Ceti is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  12. Transferred into Musca in 1930 based on IAU boundaries
  13. Sometimes Omicron2 Cygni instead of Omicron1 Cygni; often applied to it
  14. Sometimes Omicron3 Cygni instead of Omicron2 Cygni; often applied to it
  15. Often applied to Omicron2 Cygni
  16. Mu Doradus was originally not catalogued, but was mistakenly designated to HD 42540 in Pictor at incorrect coordinates
  17. Sigma Eridani is non-existent, but was incorrectly called out on the star HD 17943 in the 1991 edition of the Bright Star Catalogued
  18. It had the Bayer designation Kappa Piscis Austrini (κ Piscis Austrini, κ PsA) when it was still part of Piscis Austrinus, extending the fish's tail southwards. Bayer straightened out the fish's tail to avoid overlapping into Grus and the designation is no longer used
  19. Also designated as Nu2 Boötis (ν2 Boo)
  20. Catalogued by Bayer as Gamma Scorpii (γ Sco, γ Scorpii), reassigned by Gould to Libra - Burnham, Robert (1978), Burnham's celestial handbook: an observer's guide to the universe beyond the Solar System, Dover Books on Astronomy, vol. 2 (2nd ed.), Courier Dover Publications, p. 1108, ISBN 0486235688.; Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
  21. Now known as N Scorpii (N Sco)
  22. Now known as H Scorpii (H Sco)
  23. Lacaille's Theta Telescopii (θ Tel, θ Telescopii) was reassigned to Ophiuchus – Star Tales – Telescopium
  24. Also designated as Alpha Andromedae (α And)
  25. Now included in the constellation Andromeda
  26. Bayer's Chi Persei is NGC 884, the eastern cluster of the Double Cluster – Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
  27. Bayer's h Persei is NGC 869, the western cluster of the Double Cluster – Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
  28. Now known as Gamma Gruis (γ Gru)
  29. Also designated as v1 Puppis by Gould, but it is now rarely used
  30. Also designated as v2 Puppis by Gould, but it is now rarely used
  31. The star originally designated o Puppis (Latin lower case 'o') is now generally called Omicron Puppis.
  32. Lacaille's Beta Telescopii (β Tel, β Telescopii) was reassigned to Sagittarius – Star Tales – Telescopium
  33. Now known as Sigma Librae (σ Lib)
  34. Lacaille's Gamma Telescopii (γ Tel, γ Telescopii) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Telescopium
  35. Lacaille's Beta Normae (β Nor, β Normae) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Norma
  36. Lacaille's Alpha Normae (α Nor, α Normae) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Norma
  37. Also designated Gamma Aurigae (γ Aur, γ Aurigae) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  38. Bayer used the designations Kappa Ceti and g Tauri for the same star, but g Tauri is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
  39. Now known as Eta Sagittarii (η Sgr)
  40. Now known as G Scorpii (G Sco)
  41. Now known as d Ophiuchi (d Oph)
  42. In Corona Australis; previously designated
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