Flamsteed Number

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Flamsteed Number </dt>
A number sometimes used with the possessive form of the Latin name of the constellation to identify a star, as 72 Ophiuchi. </dd>
''The Flamsteed number is used for stars numbered in Flamsteed's British Catalogue of 1725. For stars which do not appear in Flamsteed's catalog, numbers from other catalogs are used. See Bayer letter. [[/a>|/a>]] </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use