<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In the table below, unless indicated by a' †', the' Modern proper name' is that approved by the WGSN and entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Constellation </Th> <Th> Bayer designation </Th> <Th> Modern proper name </Th> <Th> Historical names / comments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> θ1 Eridani </Td> <Td> Acamar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Originally called آخر النهر ākhir an - nahr in Arabic, meaning "End of River", named because it was the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus (the River). (Before the 16th century, this was the last star in the Eridanus constellation; it was later extended to Achenar, below). </Li> <Li> "Acamar" was first used in the Alphonsine tables (circa 1252). </Li> <Li> Also called Al Thalim ("the Ostrich") by fifteenth - century Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg . </Li> <Li> Georgius Chrysococca (14th century) called it Aulax in Greek, meaning "the Furrow". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> α Eridani A </Td> <Td> Achernar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic آخر النهر ākhir an - nahr "river's end" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> η Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Achird </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> β Scorpii Aa </Td> <Td> Acrab </Td> <Td> The traditional names of the β Scorpii system included Akrab and Elakrab, derived (like Acrab) from the Arabic العقرب al - aqrab "the scorpion", and Graffias, which is the Italian for "claws" and which was also applied to Xi Scorpii . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crux </Td> <Td> α Crucis Aa </Td> <Td> Acrux </Td> <Td>' Acrux' is a modern contraction of the Bayer designation, coined in the 19th century, but entering common use only by the mid 20th century . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> α Cancri </Td> <Td> Acubens </Td> <Td> The name was originally Arabic الزوبنةal zubanāh, "the claws". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> ζ Leonis </Td> <Td> Adhafera </Td> <Td> also Aldhafera <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic الضفيرة al - ðafīrah "the braid / curl" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> ε Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Adhara </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic عذارى' aðāra, "virgins". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated أول ألعذاري awwil al - aðārii, translated into Latin as Prima Virginum "first virgin". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> ξ Andromedae </Td> <Td> Adhil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> ε Tauri </Td> <Td> Ain </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from the Arabic عين for "eye" and was reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites . </Li> <Li> The star was given the name Oculus Boreus (Latin for "Northern eye") by John Flamsteed . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> ν1 Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Ainalrami </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyra </Td> <Td> η Lyrae </Td> <Td> Aladfar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic الأظفر al -' uz̧fur, "the talons (of the swooping eagle)", sharing with μ Lyrae (Alathfar). </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> γ Andromedae </Td> <Td> Alamak † </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic العناق الأرض al -' anāq al -' arđ̧, "the caracal" (desert lynx). Another Arabic name is آلرجل المسلسلة al rijl al musalsalah "the chained foot". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated جمس ألنعامة al ḣāmis al naʽāmāt, translated into Latin as Quinta Struthionum "fifth ostrich". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyra </Td> <Td> μ Lyrae </Td> <Td> Alathfar † </Td> <Td> <P> The name is originally from Arabic الأظفر al -' uz̧fur, "the talons (of the swooping eagle)", sharing with η Lyrae (Aladfar). </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> π Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Albaldah </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic بلدة bálda, "town". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated نير بلدة nayyir al bálda, translated into Latin as Lucida Oppidi "brightest of the town". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> ε Aquarii </Td> <Td> Albali </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic البالع albāli', "the swallower". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated نير سعد ألبلع nayyir sa'd al bulaʽ, translated into Latin as Lucida Fortunæ Dissipantis "the brightest of luck of the swallower". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cygnus </Td> <Td> β1 Cygni </Td> <Td> Albireo </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Actually, there's no clear information of the name Albireo . </Li> <Li> In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated منقار ألدجاجة minqār al - dajāja, translated into Latin as Rostrum Gallinǣ "the hen's beak". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corvus </Td> <Td> α Corvi </Td> <Td> Alchiba </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic لخبا al - xibā, "tent". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated ألمنخر ألغرب al - manxar al - ghurab, translated into Latin as Rostrum Corvi "beak of the crow". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> 80 Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alcor </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic سها suhā "neglected one"; notable as a faintly perceptible companion of Mizar (ζ UMa). </Li> <Li> This star is known as Arundhati in traditional Indian astronomy . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> η Tauri </Td> <Td> Alcyone </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Alcyone was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> α Tauri </Td> <Td> Aldebaran </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic لدبران al - dabarān "the follower (of the Pleiades)". </Li> <Li> In Indian astronomy known as Rohini "the red one". To Persian astrologers it was known as a Royal star, Tascheter, Watcher of the East . </Li> <Li> The Romans called this star with the name Palilicium . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> α Cephei </Td> <Td> Alderamin </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic الذراع اليمين að - ðirā' al - yamīn "the right arm". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grus </Td> <Td> γ Gruis </Td> <Td> Aldhanab </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic الذنب al dhanab, "the tail (of the constellation of the Southern Fish)" ". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> ζ Draconis </Td> <Td> Aldhibain </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name was originally Arabic الضبعين al ḍiba'in, "the two hyenas" ", shares with η Draconis . </Li> <Li> The other name of this star is Nodus III (Third Knot, the knot being a loop in the tail of Draco). </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delphinus </Td> <Td> ε Delphini </Td> <Td> Aldulfin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> β Cephei </Td> <Td> Alfirk </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capricornus </Td> <Td> α2 Capricorni </Td> <Td> Algedi </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional names of Al Giedi, Secunda Giedi and Algiedi Secunda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> γ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Algenib </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> γ1 Leonis </Td> <Td> Algieba </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> β Persei </Td> <Td> Algol </Td> <Td> The name was originally Arabic رأس الغول ra's al - ghūl "head of the ogre". In Egyptian Horus . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> π Persei </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 叠 尸 Dié Shī "Piled up Corpses"; Allen (1899) associated the name with Algol, but it properly refers to π Persei, a star within the "Mausoleum" asterism . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corvus </Td> <Td> δ Corvi </Td> <Td> Algorab </Td> <Td> It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al - ghuraab, meaning' the crow'). The WGSN re-designated the star as Algorab in July 2016 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> γ Geminorum </Td> <Td> Alhena </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic الهنعة Al Han'ah,' the brand' (on the neck of the camel) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ε Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alioth </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cygnus </Td> <Td> ε Cygni </Td> <Td> Aljanah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> η Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alkaid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> ρ Cephei </Td> <Td> Al Kalb al Rai † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> μ1 Boötis </Td> <Td> Alkalurops </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> κ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alkaphrah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> υ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Alkarab </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crater </Td> <Td> α Crateris </Td> <Td> Alkes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Columba </Td> <Td> θ Columbae </Td> <Td> Al Kurud † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> ε Aurigae </Td> <Td> Almaaz </Td> <Td> Traditionally, also named Haldus . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> γ1 Andromedae </Td> <Td> Almach </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> κ Leonis </Td> <Td> Al Minliar al Asad † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grus </Td> <Td> α Gruis </Td> <Td> Alnair </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> γ2 Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Alnasl </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic النصل al - naşl meaning "arrowhead". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> ε Orionis </Td> <Td> Alnilam </Td> <Td> Middle star in the belt of Orion . The traditional name Alnilam derives from the Arabic النيلم Al - nilam, related to the word' nilam' ' sapphire'; related spellings are Alnihan and Alnitam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> ζ Orionis </Td> <Td> Alnitak </Td> <Td> Traditional name, alternately spelled Al Nitak or Alnitah, derived from the Arabic النطاق an - niṭāq, "the girdle". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> σ Scorpii Aa1 </Td> <Td> Alniyat </Td> <Td> The star Tau Scorpii also bore Alniyat as its traditional name . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hydra </Td> <Td> α Hydrae </Td> <Td> Alphard </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corona Borealis </Td> <Td> α Coronae Borealis </Td> <Td> Alphecca </Td> <Td> The name nayyir al - fakka نير الفكّة "bright (star) of the broken (ring of stars)" is found in the Al Achsasi al Mouakket catalogue (c. 1650). <P> Also known as Gemma, Gnosia (Gnosia Stella Coronae), and Asteroth (or Ashtaroth). As the brightest star in Corona Borealis, it lent its name to Alphekka Meridiana, the brightest in the constellation of Corona Australis . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> α Andromedae </Td> <Td> Alpheratz </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> μ Draconis A </Td> <Td> Alrakis </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic الراقص al - rāqiṣ "the dancer", variously spelled Arrakis and Elrakis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pisces </Td> <Td> α Piscium </Td> <Td> Alrescha </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> σ Draconis </Td> <Td> Alsafi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynx </Td> <Td> 31 Lyncis </Td> <Td> Alsciaukat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vela </Td> <Td> δ Velorum Aa </Td> <Td> Alsephina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquila </Td> <Td> β Aquilae </Td> <Td> Alshain </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capricornus </Td> <Td> ν Capricorni </Td> <Td> Alshat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquila </Td> <Td> α Aquilae </Td> <Td> Altair </Td> <Td> The name was originally Arabic النسر الطائر an - nasr aṭ - ṭā'ir "the flying eagle". <P> In Chinese, 牵 牛 星 (Qiān Niú Xīng) or 牛郎星 (Niú Láng Xīng), "Cow Herder Star" of the Qixi love story . One of the vertices of the Summer Triangle . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> δ Draconis </Td> <Td> Altais </Td> <Td> also Aldib </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> β Cancri </Td> <Td> Altarf † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> λ Leonis </Td> <Td> Alterf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> η Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Aludra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ξ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alula Australis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ν Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Alula Borealis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serpens </Td> <Td> θ1 Serpentis </Td> <Td> Alya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> ξ Geminorum </Td> <Td> Alzirr </Td> <Td> alternately spelled Alzir </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> θ Aquarii </Td> <Td> Ancha </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> τ2 Eridani </Td> <Td> Angetenar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic عرجة النهر arjat an - nahr "bend of the river" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phoenix </Td> <Td> α Phoenicis </Td> <Td> Ankaa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vulpecula </Td> <Td> α Vulpeculae </Td> <Td> Anser </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional name is Lucida Anseris . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> α Scorpii </Td> <Td> Antares </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek, Άντάρης, "against Ares (Mars)". It was known to Persian astrologers as a Royal star: Satevis, Watcher of the West . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> α Boötis </Td> <Td> Arcturus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> β1 Sagittarii A </Td> <Td> Arkab Prior </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> β2 Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Arkab Posterior </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lepus </Td> <Td> α Leporis </Td> <Td> Arneb </Td> <Td> Traditional name Arneb derived from the Arabic أرنب' arnab' hare' (' Lepus' is Latin for hare). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> ζ Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Ascella </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> δ Cancri </Td> <Td> Asellus Australis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> γ Cancri </Td> <Td> Asellus Borealis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> θ Boötis </Td> <Td> Asellus Primus † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> ι Boötis </Td> <Td> Asellus Secundus † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> κ Boötis </Td> <Td> Asellus Thertius † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puppis </Td> <Td> ξ Puppis </Td> <Td> Asmidiske † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carina </Td> <Td> ι Carinae </Td> <Td> Aspidiske </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 21 Tauri </Td> <Td> Asterope </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Asterope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> η Draconis </Td> <Td> Athebyne </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> ο Persei </Td> <Td> Atik </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 27 Tauri </Td> <Td> Atlas </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Atlas was the Titan god of endurance and astronomy and the father of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Triangulum Australe </Td> <Td> α Trianguli Australis </Td> <Td> Atria </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carina </Td> <Td> ε Carinae </Td> <Td> Avior </Td> <Td> Designated' Avior' by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cygnus </Td> <Td> π1 Cygni </Td> <Td> Azelfafage </Td> <Td> Variously reported as from Arabic السلحفاة as - sulaḥfāh "turtle", ألطلف ألفرس al thīlf al faras "horse track", or ألعزل ألدجاجة al ʽazal al - dajājah "tail of hen" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> η Eridani </Td> <Td> Azha </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic اشيانة al - udhi "the hatching - place" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> GJ 699 </Td> <Td> Barnard's Star </Td> <Td> Named after the American astronomer EE Barnard, the first to measure its high proper motion . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetus </Td> <Td> ζ Ceti </Td> <Td> Baten Kaitos </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> ο1 Eridani </Td> <Td> Beid </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic بيض al - bayd "the eggs". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> γ Orionis </Td> <Td> Bellatrix </Td> <Td> Latin for "female warrior"; applied to this star in the 15th century . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> α Orionis </Td> <Td> Betelgeuse </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic إبط الجوزاء Ibt al - Jauzā', meaning "the axilla of Orion", or يد الجوزاء Yad al - Jauzā', meaning "the hand of Orion". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> 41 Arietis </Td> <Td> Bharani </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> θ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Biham </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> δ Arietis </Td> <Td> Botein </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libra </Td> <Td> σ Librae </Td> <Td> Brachium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carina </Td> <Td> α Carinae </Td> <Td> Canopus </Td> <Td> Ptolemy's Κάνωβος, after Canopus (Kanopos, Kanobos), a pilot from Greek mythology, whose name is itself of uncertain etymology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> α Aurigae </Td> <Td> Capella </Td> <Td> The traditional name Capella (English: small female goat) is from Latin, and is a diminutive of the Latin Capra (English: female goat). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> β Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Caph </Td> <Td> * The name is originally Arabic كف kaf "palm", a residue of an old name of Cassiopeia, al - kaff al - khadib "the stained hand"; also known as al - sanam al - nakah "the camel's hump". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> α Geminorum </Td> <Td> Castor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> υ2 Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Castula </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> β Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Cebalrai </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 16 Tauri </Td> <Td> Celaeno </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ara </Td> <Td> μ Arae </Td> <Td> Cervantes </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish author of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> 47 Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Chalawan </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> θ2 Tauri </Td> <Td> Chamukuy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canes Venatici </Td> <Td> β Canum Venaticorum </Td> <Td> Chara </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> θ Leonis </Td> <Td> Chertan </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional name of Chort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> 55 Cancri A </Td> <Td> Copernicus </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign in honor of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canes Venatici </Td> <Td> α Canum Venaticorum </Td> <Td> Cor Caroli </Td> <Td> Named after Charles I of England by Sir Charles Scarborough </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> ω Herculis </Td> <Td> Cujam </Td> <Td> Traditional name, variously spelled Kajam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> β Eridani </Td> <Td> Cursa </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic الكرسي al - kursi "the chair, footstool" </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capricornus </Td> <Td> β1 Capricorni </Td> <Td> Dabih </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fornax </Td> <Td> α Fornacis </Td> <Td> Dalim </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cygnus </Td> <Td> α Cygni </Td> <Td> Deneb </Td> <Td> The name is originally from Arabic ذنب الدجاجة dhanab ad - Dajāja . In Chinese, Deneb is part of 鵲橋 "Magpie bridge" in the Qi Xi love story . Deneb is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capricornus </Td> <Td> δ Capricorni Aa </Td> <Td> Deneb Algedi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> β Leonis </Td> <Td> Denebola </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coma Berenices </Td> <Td> α Comae Berenices A </Td> <Td> Diadem </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetus </Td> <Td> β Ceti </Td> <Td> Diphda </Td> <Td> Alternatively Deneb Kaitos . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> δ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Dschubba </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> α Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Dubhe </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> ψ1 Draconis </Td> <Td> Dziban </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> ι Draconis </Td> <Td> Edasich </Td> <Td> Common name reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 17 Tauri </Td> <Td> Electra </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Electra was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> β Tauri </Td> <Td> Elnath </Td> <Td> Variously El Nath or Alnath, from the Arabic word النطح an - naţħ, meaning "the butting" (i.e. the bull's horns). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> γ Draconis </Td> <Td> Eltanin </Td> <Td> Alternatively traditional name of Etamin; both originally from the Arabic name of the constellation التنين At - Tinnin "the great serpent". γ Dra was also one of the "Five Camels", Quinque Dromedarii, in Arabic Al ʽAwāïd . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> ε Pegasi </Td> <Td> Enif </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> γ Cephei </Td> <Td> Errai </Td> <Td> Common name reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> 42 Draconis </Td> <Td> Fafnir </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after a Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> π Scorpii </Td> <Td> Fang </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pisces </Td> <Td> β Piscium </Td> <Td> Fum al Samakah † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Piscis Austrinus </Td> <Td> α Piscis Austrini </Td> <Td> Fomalhaut </Td> <Td> The name is originally from Arabic فم الحوت fum al - ḥawt "mouth of the fish". To Persian astrologers this was a Royal star: Haftorang, Watcher of the South . The name was reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> ζ Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Fulu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> ζ Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Furud </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> G Scorpii </Td> <Td> Fuyue </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crux </Td> <Td> γ Crucis </Td> <Td> Gacrux </Td> <Td> The name "Gacrux" is a contraction of the Bayer designation, coined by astronomer Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794 - 1838). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> μ Cephei </Td> <Td> Garnet Star † </Td> <Td> Its colour was described as "garnet" by William Herschel . Following Herschel, it was called garnet sidus by Giuseppe Piazzi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> λ Draconis </Td> <Td> Giausar </Td> <Td> Traditional name, variously spelled Gianfar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corvus </Td> <Td> γ Corvi </Td> <Td> Gienah </Td> <Td> Also known as Gienah Gurab; the star ε Cygni is also traditionally known as Gienah . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Minor </Td> <Td> β Canis Minoris </Td> <Td> Gomeisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> ξ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Graffias † </Td> <Td> The Italian for "claws"; also once applied to β Scorpii . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> ξ Draconis </Td> <Td> Grumium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> ζ Aurigae </Td> <Td> Haedus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> η Aurigae </Td> <Td> Haedus II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Centaurus </Td> <Td> β Centauri </Td> <Td> Hadar </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> α Arietis </Td> <Td> Hamal </Td> <Td> Traditional name (also written Hemal, Hamul, Ras Hammel) deriving from the Arabic راس الحمل rās al - ħamal "head of the ram", in turn from the name for the constellation as a whole, Al Ħamal "the ram". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> ι Aurigae </Td> <Td> Hassaleh </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> ι Orionis </Td> <Td> Hatysa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> 51 Pegasi </Td> <Td> Helvetios </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Latin for' the Helvetian' and refers to the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during antiquity . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> ζ Virginis </Td> <Td> Heze </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> ζ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Homam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> ρ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Iklil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> 41 Lyncis </Td> <Td> Intercrus </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Intercrus means "between the legs" in Latin style, referring to the star's position in the constellation Ursa Major . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> ε Boötis </Td> <Td> Izar </Td> <Td> Originally from Arabic إزار izār "veil". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated منتقة ألعوع minṭáqa al awwa, translated into Latin as Cingulum Latratoris "belt of barker". Named Pulcherrima (most beautiful) by Otto Struve . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> ν Scorpii Aa </Td> <Td> Jabbah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> ο Geminorum </Td> <Td> Jishui </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetus </Td> <Td> γ Ceti A </Td> <Td> Kaffaljidhma </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> κ Virginis </Td> <Td> Kang </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> ε Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Kaus Australis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> λ Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Kaus Borealis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> δ Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Kaus Media </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> 40 Eridani </Td> <Td> Keid </Td> <Td> The name is originally from Arabic القيض' al - qaid "the broken egg - shells" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> λ Virginis </Td> <Td> Khambalia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equuleus </Td> <Td> α Equulei </Td> <Td> Kitalpha </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Minor </Td> <Td> β Ursae Minoris </Td> <Td> Kochab </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> β Herculis </Td> <Td> Kornephoros </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corvus </Td> <Td> β Corvi </Td> <Td> Kraz † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> ν Draconis </Td> <Td> Kuma † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cepheus </Td> <Td> ξ Cephei </Td> <Td> Kurhah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canes Venatici </Td> <Td> υ Canum Venaticorum </Td> <Td> La Superba † </Td> <Td> A modern (19th century) name, due to Angelo Secchi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> υ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Lesath </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquila </Td> <Td> ξ Aquilae </Td> <Td> Libertas </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Latin for' liberty' (' Aquila' is Latin for' eagle', a popular symbol of liberty). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> 39 Arietis </Td> <Td> Lilii Borea </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> λ Herculis </Td> <Td> Maasym </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> θ Aurigae </Td> <Td> Mahasim </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 20 Tauri </Td> <Td> Maia </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Maia was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> θ Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Marfark † </Td> <Td> <P> The name is originally from Arabic المرفق al - mirfaq "the elbow" </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> λ Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Marfik </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> α Pegasi </Td> <Td> Markab </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vela </Td> <Td> κ Velorum </Td> <Td> Markeb </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> κ Herculis A </Td> <Td> Marsic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> η Pegasi </Td> <Td> Matar </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> ε Geminorum </Td> <Td> Mebsuta </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> δ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Megrez </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> λ Orionis </Td> <Td> Meissa </Td> <Td> Traditional name deriving from the Arabic Al - Maisan' The Shining One' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> ζ Geminorum </Td> <Td> Mekbuda </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> ε Cancri </Td> <Td> Meleph </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Auriga </Td> <Td> β Aurigae </Td> <Td> Menkalinan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetus </Td> <Td> α Ceti </Td> <Td> Menkar </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic word منخر manħar "nostril" or Al Minhar "nose" (of Cetus). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Centaurus </Td> <Td> θ Centauri </Td> <Td> Menkent </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> ξ Persei </Td> <Td> Menkib </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> β Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Merak </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> 38 Boötis </Td> <Td> Merga </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corona Australis </Td> <Td> α Coronae Australis </Td> <Td> Meridiana </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 23 Tauri </Td> <Td> Merope </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Merope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> γ2 Arietis </Td> <Td> Mesarthim </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carina </Td> <Td> β Carinae </Td> <Td> Miaplacidus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crux </Td> <Td> β Crucis </Td> <Td> Mimosa </Td> <Td> Also bore the alternative historical name Becrux, a modern contraction of the Bayer designation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hydra </Td> <Td> σ Hydrae </Td> <Td> Minchir </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> δ Virginis </Td> <Td> Minelauva </Td> <Td> alternately spelled Minelava </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> δ Orionis </Td> <Td> Mintaka </Td> <Td> Right-most star in the belt of Orion . The name Mintaka itself is derived from an Arabic term for' belt': منطقة or manṭaqa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetus </Td> <Td> ο Ceti </Td> <Td> Mira </Td> <Td> Latin for' wonderful' or' astonishing'; named by Johannes Hevelius in his Historiola Mirae Stellae (1662). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> β Andromedae </Td> <Td> Mirach </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> η Persei </Td> <Td> Miram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> α Persei </Td> <Td> Mirfak </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> β Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Mirzam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perseus </Td> <Td> κ Persei </Td> <Td> Misam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ζ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Mizar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The name is originally from Arabic المئزر al - miʾzar "apron, waistband, girdle". </Li> <Li> 禄 Lù "Status", one of the "Three Stars" in Chinese mythology, the Lu star is believed to be Zhang Xian, who lived during the Later Shu dynasty . The word lu specifically refers to the salary of a government official . As such, the Lu star is the star of prosperity, rank, and influence . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Triangulum </Td> <Td> α Trianguli </Td> <Td> Mothallah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> γ Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Muliphein </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> η Boötis </Td> <Td> Muphrid </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional spelling of "Mufrid". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ο Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Muscida </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delphinus </Td> <Td> 18 Delphini </Td> <Td> Musica </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Latin for' music' (the ancient Greek musician Arion's life was saved at sea by dolphins (Latin:' delphinus') after attracting their attention by playing his kithara . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puppis </Td> <Td> ζ Puppis </Td> <Td> Naos </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capricornus </Td> <Td> γ Capricorni </Td> <Td> Nashira </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> γ Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> Navi † </Td> <Td> "Navi" is a modern name, due to Gus Grissom (his middle name "Ivan" spelled backward). In Chinese astronomy, it is known as 策 cè "the whip". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> β Boötis </Td> <Td> Nekkar </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> 51 Andromedae </Td> <Td> Nembus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lepus </Td> <Td> β Leporis </Td> <Td> Nihal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> σ Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Nunki </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Corona Borealis </Td> <Td> β Coronae Borealis </Td> <Td> Nusakan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> HD 149026 </Td> <Td> Ogma </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after Ogma, a deity in Celtic mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pavo </Td> <Td> α Pavonis </Td> <Td> Peacock </Td> <Td> Designated "Peacock" (after the constellation) by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Columba </Td> <Td> α Columbae </Td> <Td> Phact </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> γ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Phecda </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional names Phekda or Phad . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Minor </Td> <Td> γ Ursae Minoris </Td> <Td> Pherkad </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> μ2 Scorpii </Td> <Td> Pipirima </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 28 Tauri </Td> <Td> Pleione </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Pleione was the mother of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Minor </Td> <Td> α Ursae Minoris </Td> <Td> Polaris </Td> <Td> Became known as stella polaris ("polar star") during the Renaissance . see polar star for other names based on its position close to the celestial pole . <P> Arabic القطب الشماليal - kutb al - shamaliyy "the northern axle". </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Octans </Td> <Td> σ Octantis </Td> <Td> Polaris Australis </Td> <Td> see South Star </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> μ Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Polis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> β Geminorum </Td> <Td> Pollux </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> γ Virginis </Td> <Td> Porrima </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo Minor </Td> <Td> 46 Leonis Minoris </Td> <Td> Praecipua </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> γ Tauri </Td> <Td> Prima Hyadum </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Minor </Td> <Td> α Canis Minoris </Td> <Td> Procyon </Td> <Td> Greek προκύον "preceding the Dog (viz . Sirius)"; in Latin rendered as Antecanis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> η Geminorum </Td> <Td> Propus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Centaurus </Td> <Td> α Centauri C </Td> <Td> Proxima Centauri </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> ε Eridani </Td> <Td> Ran </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after the Norse goddess of the sea . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> δ Eridani </Td> <Td> Rana † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> α1 Herculis </Td> <Td> Rasalgethi </Td> <Td> also Ras Algethi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> α Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Rasalhague </Td> <Td> also Ras Alhgue . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> μ Leonis </Td> <Td> Rasalas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> β Draconis </Td> <Td> Rastaban </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vela </Td> <Td> γ Velorum </Td> <Td> Regor † </Td> <Td> Also known as Suhail and Suhail al Muhlif, which also apply to lambda Velorum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> α Leonis </Td> <Td> Regulus </Td> <Td> Latin for' prince' or' little king' . Regulus was known to Persian astrologers as the Royal star Venant, Watcher of the North . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pisces </Td> <Td> ζ Piscium </Td> <Td> Revati </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> β Orionis </Td> <Td> Rigel </Td> <Td> Traditional name first recorded in the Alfonsine Tables of 1252 and derived from the Arabic name Rijl Jauzah al Yusrā, "the left leg (foot) of Jauzah" (i.e. rijl meaning "leg, foot"). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Centaurus </Td> <Td> α Centauri A </Td> <Td> Rigil Kentaurus </Td> <Td> The name is originally from Arabic رجل قنطورس rijl qantūris "foot of the centaur". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delphinus </Td> <Td> β Delphini </Td> <Td> Rotanev </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> δ Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Ruchbah </Td> <Td> Derived from the Arabic word ركبة rukbah meaning "knee". Alternative historical name Ksora appeared in a 1951 publication, Atlas Coeli (Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens) by Czech astronomer Antonín Bečvář; Professor Paul Kunitzch has been unable to find any clues as to the origin of the name . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> α Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Rukbat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> η Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Sabik </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> γ Aquarii </Td> <Td> Sadachbia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> μ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Sadalbari </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> α Aquarii </Td> <Td> Sadalmelik </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> β Aquarii </Td> <Td> Sadalsuud </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cygnus </Td> <Td> γ Cygni </Td> <Td> Sadr </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> κ Orionis </Td> <Td> Saiph </Td> <Td> Traditional name from the Arabic saif al jabbar,' سیف الجبّار' literally sword of the giant . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> τ Pegasi </Td> <Td> Salm </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> θ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Sargas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hercules </Td> <Td> δ Herculis </Td> <Td> Sarin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> θ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Sarir † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> 53 Eridani A </Td> <Td> Sceptrum </Td> <Td> Formerly "p Sceptri", in the constellation of Sceptrum Brandenburgicum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pegasus </Td> <Td> β Pegasi </Td> <Td> Scheat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> α Cassiopeiae </Td> <Td> Schedar </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Also traditionally bore the name Schedir; both originally from Arabic صدر şadr "breast"; also ألضة ألكرسي al - dhāt al - kursiyy "the lady in the chair (Ulugh Beg), whence Dath Elkarti (Riccoli 1651). </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> δ1 Tauri </Td> <Td> Secunda Hyadum </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> ε Cassiopeia </Td> <Td> Segin </Td> <Td> Probably originates from an erroneous transcription of Seginus, the traditional name for γ Boötis, which itself is of uncertain origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> γ Boötis </Td> <Td> Seginus </Td> <Td> Of uncertain origin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagitta </Td> <Td> α Sagittae </Td> <Td> Sham </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> λ Scorpii </Td> <Td> Shaula </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyra </Td> <Td> β Lyrae </Td> <Td> Sheliak </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aries </Td> <Td> β Arietis </Td> <Td> Sheratan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> α Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Sirius </Td> <Td> Greek Σείριος "the scorcher"; in Egyptian Sopdet, rendered in Greek as Σῶθις . As the brightest star in the sky, Sirius has proper names in numerous cultures, including Polynesian (Maori Takurua; Hawaiian Ka'ulua, "Queen of Heaven", among others). Also known as the Dog Star . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> κ Aquarii </Td> <Td> Situla </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquarius </Td> <Td> δ Aquarii </Td> <Td> Skat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> α Virginis </Td> <Td> Spica </Td> <Td> Another traditional names are Azimech, from Arabic السماك الأعزل al - simāk al - a'zal' the Undefended', and Alarph, Arabic for' the Grape Gatherer'; in Indian astronomy known as Chitra "the bright one". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delphinus </Td> <Td> α Delphini </Td> <Td> Sualocin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> ο Leonis </Td> <Td> Subra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vela </Td> <Td> λ Velorum </Td> <Td> Suhail </Td> <Td> Traditionally, this name also applied to gamma Velorum, also known as Regor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyra </Td> <Td> γ Lyrae </Td> <Td> Sulafat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> ι Virginis </Td> <Td> Syrma </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> π3 Orionis </Td> <Td> Tabit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> χ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Taiyangshou </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> 8 Draconis </Td> <Td> Taiyi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> ι Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Talitha </Td> <Td> or Talitha Borealis, as Talitha originally referred to κ UMa and ι UMa together </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> μ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Tania Australis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Major </Td> <Td> λ Ursae Majoris </Td> <Td> Tania Borealis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aquila </Td> <Td> γ Aquilae </Td> <Td> Tarazed </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional spelling of Tarazet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> 19 Tauri </Td> <Td> Taygeta </Td> <Td> Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Taygete was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cancer </Td> <Td> ζ1 Cancri </Td> <Td> Tegmine </Td> <Td> Alternative traditional name of Tegmen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sagittarius </Td> <Td> ω Sagittarii </Td> <Td> Terebellum </Td> <Td> From Ptolemy's τετράπλευρον, a quadrangle of stars of which ω Sag is the brightest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> μ Geminorum Aa </Td> <Td> Tejat </Td> <Td> Traditional name, also called Tejat Posterior . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orion </Td> <Td> υ Orionis </Td> <Td> Thabit † </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> υ2 Eridani </Td> <Td> Theemin </Td> <Td> Also written as Theemim or Beemin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> α Draconis </Td> <Td> Thuban </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grus </Td> <Td> β Gruis </Td> <Td> Tiaki </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draco </Td> <Td> 7 Draconis </Td> <Td> Tianyi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus </Td> <Td> ζ Tauri </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> In Chinese 天 關 (Tiānguān, English: Celestial Gate). </Li> <Li> Also reported as Shurnarkabti - sha - shūtū, from Babylonian as "the Star in the Bull towards the South" or "the Southern Star towards the Chariot". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> υ Andromedae A </Td> <Td> Titawin </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after the settlement in northern Morocco and UNESCO World Heritage Site now known as the medina (old town) of Tétouan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Camelopardalis </Td> <Td> HD 104985 </Td> <Td> Tonatiuh </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Named after the Aztec god of the Sun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pisces </Td> <Td> ο Piscium </Td> <Td> Torcular </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puppis </Td> <Td> ρ Puppis </Td> <Td> Tureis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serpens </Td> <Td> α Serpentis </Td> <Td> Unukalhai </Td> <Td> Arabic عنق الحيّة' Unuq al - Ḥayyati "the Serpent's Neck", in Latin Cor Serpentis "Heart of the Serpent". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> σ Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Unurgunite </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyra </Td> <Td> α Lyrae </Td> <Td> Vega </Td> <Td> The name is originally from Arabic an - nasr al - wāqi' "the alighting vulture", also translated as vulture cadens (see also Aetos Dios, Stymphalian birds). As the second brightest star in the northern sky, Vega has names in numerous cultures . In Chinese it is known as 織女 "weaving girl" from the Qi Xi love story . Vega is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andromeda </Td> <Td> 14 Andromedae </Td> <Td> Veritate </Td> <Td> Name adopted by the IAU following the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign . Latin for' where there is truth' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> ε Virginis </Td> <Td> Vindemiatrix </Td> <Td> Vindemiatrix is the Latin for "grape gatherer" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gemini </Td> <Td> δ Geminorum </Td> <Td> Wasat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Columba </Td> <Td> β Columbae </Td> <Td> Wazn </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canis Major </Td> <Td> δ Canis Majoris </Td> <Td> Wezen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorpius </Td> <Td> μ1 Scorpii </Td> <Td> Xamidimura </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boötes </Td> <Td> λ Boötis </Td> <Td> Xuange </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> δ Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Yed Prior </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ophiuchus </Td> <Td> ε Ophiuchi </Td> <Td> Yed Posterior </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ursa Minor </Td> <Td> δ Ursae Minoris </Td> <Td> Yildun </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> η Virginis </Td> <Td> Zaniah </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> γ Eridani </Td> <Td> Zaurak </Td> <Td> Traditional name, alternatively spelled Zaurac; originally from Arabic زورق zawraq "boat". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgo </Td> <Td> β Virginis </Td> <Td> Zavijava </Td> <Td> also known as Alaraph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hydra </Td> <Td> υ1 Hydrae </Td> <Td> Zhang </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eridanus </Td> <Td> ζ Eridani </Td> <Td> Zibal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo </Td> <Td> δ Leonis </Td> <Td> Zosma </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libra </Td> <Td> α2 Librae </Td> <Td> Zubenelgenubi </Td> <Td> also Lanx Australis, Zubeneschamali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libra </Td> <Td> γ Librae </Td> <Td> Zubenelhakrabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libra </Td> <Td> β Librae </Td> <Td> Zubeneschamali </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Constellation </Th> <Th> Bayer designation </Th> <Th> Modern proper name </Th> <Th> Historical names / comments </Th> </Tr>

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