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- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation abstract "Fifty-eight selected navigational stars are given a special status in the field of celestial navigation. Of the approximately 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye under optimal conditions, the selected stars are among the brightest and span thirty-eight constellations of the celestial sphere from the declination of 70° south to 89° north. Many of the selected stars were named in antiquity by the ancient Arabs, Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians.The star Polaris, often called the \"North Star\", is treated specially due to its proximity to the north celestial pole. When navigating in the Northern Hemisphere, special techniques can be used with Polaris to determine latitude or gyrocompass error. The other 57 selected stars have daily positions given in nautical almanacs, aiding the navigator in efficiently performing observations on them. A second group of 115 \"tabulated stars\" can also be used for celestial navigation, but are often less familiar to the navigator and require extra calculations.For purposes of identification, the positions of navigational stars — expressed as declination and sidereal hour angle — are often rounded to the nearest degree. In addition to tables, star charts provide an aid to the navigator in identifying the navigational stars, showing constellations, relative positions, and brightness.".
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- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageExternalLink simbad.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageExternalLink MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_62&pubCode=0002.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageID "17353952".
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageLength "45961".
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageOutDegree "207".
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageRevisionID "702345769".
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Achernar.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Aldebaran.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alnilam.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Andromedae.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Cassiopeiae.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Centauri.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Ceti.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Coronae_Borealis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Crucis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Gruis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Librae.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Ophiuchi.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Pavonis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Pegasi.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Persei.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Phoenicis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Trianguli_Australis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alpha_Ursae_Majoris.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Alphard.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Altair.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Andromeda_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Antares.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Apparent_magnitude.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Aquila_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Arcturus.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Aries_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Auriga_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Azimuth.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Azimuthal_equidistant_projection.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Bayer_designation.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Bellatrix.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Beta_Carinae.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Beta_Centauri.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Beta_Ceti.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Beta_Tauri.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Beta_Ursae_Minoris.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Betelgeuse.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Boötes.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Canis_Major.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Canis_Minor.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Canopus.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Canopus,_Egypt.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Capella.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Carina_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Cassiopeia_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Castor_(star).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Celestial_navigation.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lists_of_stars.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Navigation.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Celestial_equator.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Celestial_navigation.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Celestial_sphere.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Centaurus.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Centre_de_données_astronomiques_de_Strasbourg.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Cetus.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Constellation.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Corona_Borealis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Corvus_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Crux.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Cygnus_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Declination.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Deneb.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Denebola.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Draco_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Epsilon_Canis_Majoris.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Epsilon_Carinae.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Epsilon_Pegasi.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Epsilon_Sagittarii.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Epsilon_Ursae_Majoris.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Equator.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Equatorial_coordinate_system.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Eridanus_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Eridu.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Eta_Ophiuchi.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Eta_Ursae_Majoris.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Fomalhaut.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Gamma_Corvi.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Gamma_Crucis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Gamma_Draconis.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Gemini_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Greek_alphabet.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Grus_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Gyrocompass.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink HM_Nautical_Almanac_Office.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Hamal.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Hour_angle.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Hydra_(constellation).
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Lambda_Scorpii.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Lambda_Velorum.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Latin.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Latitude.
- List_of_selected_stars_for_navigation wikiPageWikiLink Leo_(constellation).