Talk:Nu Caeli

Name
As far as I can tell, the name "Nu Caeli" is either made up or has never been used in the last few decades. Ardric47 19:54, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Source for the name?
Can anyone provide a source for the Nu designation? This and Lambda Caeli seem out of place. --Imzogelmo (talk) 22:38, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, it doesn't seem to exist. The article should be renamed.&mdash;RJH (talk) 22:58, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Not so. Wikisky lists it at Nu Caeli (HD 30985).

http://server3.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=1&object_id=5632Benkenobi18 (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

The name "Nu Caeli" is attributed to Johann Elert Bode. However, his designations are no longer in common use. It is probable that the reason 'Nu Caeli' even shows up in a web search is because of the Wikipedia article. Otherwise it appears to fail WP:RECOGNIZABLE. This would suggest a name change to the 'HD 30985' designation would be appropriate. Praemonitus (talk) 19:12, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, I made the logical move advised above, and it was reverted as "needs discussion". I guess this page doesn't count.  I'll leave it up to local editors to work it out.  Pinging:   , Regards,  GenQuest  "scribble" 17:42, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hah! Well, I'll have to admit that I didn't look at this talk page before reverting.  I don't think there should be any dispute that ν Caeli is a valid designation.  It's in Simbad, not renowned copying Wikipedia.  HD 30985 is also a valid designation.  If that's all agreed then we can decide which is the WP:COMMONNAME.  Or something else?  There is HR 1557.  Lithopsian (talk) 19:12, 4 April 2021 (UTC)