Talk:Delta Crucis

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Names of the bright stars in Orion or Ursa Major are obscure and the star articles should not be named after them... ok. But "Decrux" is far more obscure name than any of them. Therefore I moved the article here.

Quick Google poll:

  • Alnitak +Orion 23,900 hits (Alnitak 92,900 hits)
  • Alnilam +Orion 18,000 hits (Alnilam 651,000 hits!)
  • Mintaka +Orion 26,300 hits (Mintaka 154,000 hits)
  • Alioth +"ursa major" (747 hits)
  • Dubhe +"ursa major" (11,400 hits)
  • Mizar +"ursa major" (18,200 hits)
  • Decrux 980 hits
  • Decrux +Crux 158 hits, including many Wikipedia mirrors
  • Delta Crucis 1,060 hits

--Jyril 17:09, 5 November 2005 (UTC)