David Nash on Nostr: nprofile1q…7mqrg nprofile1q…ufa4k Even more specifically, the IAU gives a maximum ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqmh3d923n7kss07fsdqynn70zwex6e3ju4z7j254ua3gmkcsr93ysr7mqrg (nprofile…mqrg) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqknzsux7p6lzwzdedp3m8c3c92z0swzc0xyy5glvse58txj5e9ztqaufa4k (nprofile…fa4k) Even more specifically, the IAU gives a maximum of one star in a system a specific proper name—which is why they had to use 2 traditional names for Alpha Centauri to name the two bright components.

This rapidly gets awkward when trying to draw and label a star chart when you’ve got a multiple star system and only one component is assigned a traditional name by the IAU.