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"Upsilon1 Cephei" may be a specious name. See these notes from a version of the Bright Star Catalogue, which say, "Labelled Upsilon Cep in Burritt's Atlas, not confirmed elsewhere. It is not the double star described by Allen as Castula, Upsilon1,2 Cep." I don't know who Allen is, but Burritt's Atlas is Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens... by Elijah H. Burritt. υ appears on the cloth by the king's right arm on this page.
An entire paper, [1], was written on the pair, referring to it as HR 7955. It even says that the stars do not have a Bayer designation (although the author appears not to be completely familiar with the history of those designations).
Now compare pt:Upsilon Cephei, which says that HD 198084 (=HR 7955) is Upsilon Cephei and Castula, contradicting the Bright Star Catalogue. Perhaps the star on the cloth in Burritt isn't even HR 7955? I think that this article, as it is written now ( [2]), should be located at HR 7955 (since that's what the data is for, and the name appears to be unambiguous). However, the υ confusion remains. Ardric47 ( talk) 14:49, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
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"Upsilon1 Cephei" may be a specious name. See these notes from a version of the Bright Star Catalogue, which say, "Labelled Upsilon Cep in Burritt's Atlas, not confirmed elsewhere. It is not the double star described by Allen as Castula, Upsilon1,2 Cep." I don't know who Allen is, but Burritt's Atlas is Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens... by Elijah H. Burritt. υ appears on the cloth by the king's right arm on this page.
An entire paper, [1], was written on the pair, referring to it as HR 7955. It even says that the stars do not have a Bayer designation (although the author appears not to be completely familiar with the history of those designations).
Now compare pt:Upsilon Cephei, which says that HD 198084 (=HR 7955) is Upsilon Cephei and Castula, contradicting the Bright Star Catalogue. Perhaps the star on the cloth in Burritt isn't even HR 7955? I think that this article, as it is written now ( [2]), should be located at HR 7955 (since that's what the data is for, and the name appears to be unambiguous). However, the υ confusion remains. Ardric47 ( talk) 14:49, 18 May 2014 (UTC)