Sentence examples for astronomical designations from inspiring English sources
The following table sets out the astronomical designations for every apparition of Halley's Comet from 240 BC, the earliest documented widespread sighting.
Then you turn to the side-mounted screen (softly backlit in red to maintain your night vision) for the star's common name, constellation and more obscure information down to Bayer designation, Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory number and distance in light-years from Earth.
In much of the earlier astronomical literature, Callisto is referred to by its Roman numeral designation, a system introduced by Galileo, as Jupiter IV or as "the fourth satellite of Jupiter".
In much of the earlier astronomical literature, Ganymede is referred to instead by its Roman numeral designation (a system introduced by Galileo) as Jupiter III or as the "third satellite of Jupiter".
In much of the earlier astronomical literature, Europa is simply referred to by its Roman numeral designation as (a system also introduced by Galileo) or as the "second satellite of Jupiter".
Marius' names were not widely adopted until centuries later, and in much of the earlier astronomical literature, Io was generally referred to by its Roman numeral designation (a system introduced by Galileo) as "Jupiter I", or as "the first satellite of Jupiter".
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"Those are astronomical numbers.
Acquisition valuations can be astronomical.
"Astronomical" is the preferred form.
