Thread: list of 173 'navigational' stars?
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Default list of 173 'navigational' stars?
(Brian Tung) wrote:

Eugene Griessel wrote:
BTW - I think the Flamsteed numbers only go as high as 137 - not 173.
May be wrong, should check,

Taurus has the most stars with Flamsteed numbers; the easternmost is
labelled 139 Tauri, I think. But that's per constellation--it shouldn't
have any bearing (!) on how many stars there are in an all-sky
catalogue.

It is my understanding that the original Flamsteed numbers are the
ones used as the "navigational" stars? The brightest. May be
wrong....


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