From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - The Ninth Month - Star Names for Corona Australis"
In the Ninth Month of Sagittarius
Star Names of Corona Australis
a Coronae Australis (no name) or the constellation is known as Al Iclil in Arabic, which means "An Ornament" or "Jewel."
- As mentioned in the constellation information that the Arabs called the stars of this constellation Al Iclil (specifically a Coronae Australis), which means "An Ornament" or "Jewel." They believed it formed a cracked bowl or platter.
b Coronae Australis (no name).
g Coronae Australis (no name).
d Coronae Australis (no name).
Some of the other stars not shown here are e, and q round out the 6 stars in Coronae Australis.
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