These names of stars that have either been approved by the International Astronomical Union or which have been in somewhat recent use. IAU approval comes mostly from its Working Group on Star Names, which has been publishing a "List of IAU-approved Star Names" since 2016. As of April 2022, the list included a total of 451 proper names of stars.
Of the roughly 10,000 stars visible to the naked eye, only a few hundred have been given proper names in the history of astronomy. Traditional astronomy tends to group stars into constellations or asterisms and give proper names to those, not to individual stars.
Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic Arabic: فخذ الدب ('thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares', i.e., red-hued like Mars), Canopus (of uncertain origin), Alphard ('the solitary one'), Regulus ('kinglet'); and arguably Aldebaran ('the follower' [of the [[Pleiades]]]) and Procyon ('preceding the dog' [Sirius]). The same holds for Chinese star names, where most stars are enumerated within their asterisms, with a handful of exceptions such as Chinese: 織女 ('weaving girl') (Vega).
In addition to the limited number of traditional star names, there were some coined in modern times, e.g. "Avior" for Epsilon Carinae (1930), and a number of stars named after people (mostly in the 20th century).
See main article: IAU Working Group on Star Names. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee Working Group on the Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites during the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign and recognized by the WGSN. Further batches of names were approved on 21 August, 12 September, 5 October, and 6 November 2016. These were listed in a table of 102 stars included in the WGSN's second bulletin, dated November 2016. The next additions were done on 1 February 2017 (13 new star names), 30 June 2017 (29), 5 September 2017 (41), 17 November 2017 (3), 1 June 2018 (17), and on 10 August 2018 (6). All 336 names are included in the current List of IAU-approved Star Names.
In 2019, the IAU organised its IAU 100 NameExoWorlds campaign to name exoplanets and their host stars. The approved names of 112 exoplanets and their host stars were published on 17 December 2019, with an additional pair of names (for the star HAT-P-21 and its planet) approved on 1 March 2020. An additional two star names were approved on 4 April 2022. In June 2023 an additional 20 names where approved in the NameExoWorlds 2022 campaign bringing the current total to 471 named stars.[1]
In the table below, unless indicated by a "†", the "modern proper name" is the name approved by the WGSN and entered in the List of IAU-approved Star Names or otherwise approved by the IAU. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple-star systems.[2] Names marked with a "†" have not been approved by the IAU.
For such names relating to members of multiple-star systems, and where a component letter (from, e.g., the Washington Double Star Catalog) is not explicitly listed, the WGSN says that the name should be understood to be attributed to the visually brightest component. In the "Historical names/comments" column, "IAU new 2015" and "IAU new 2019" denote that the name was approved by the IAU as a consequence of its 2015 and 2019 NameExoWorlds campaigns, respectively.
| Modern proper name | Historical names/comments | English pronunciation[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
| Absolutno | IAU new 2019 Czech Republic proposal; a fictional substance in the novel Továrna na absolutno by Karel Čapek. | ||||
| θ1 Eridani A | |||||
| α Eridani A | The name was originally Arabic: آخر النهر|rtl=yes ('river's end'). | ||||
| η Cassiopeiae A | Apparently first applied to η Cassiopeiae in the Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens published in 1950, but is not known prior to that.[8] | ||||
| β1 Scorpii Aa | The traditional name of the β Scorpii system has been rendered Akrab and Elakrab, derived (like Acrab) from Arabic: العقرب|rtl=yes ('the scorpion'). | ||||
| α Crucis Aa | "Acrux" is a modern contraction of the Bayer designation, coined in the 19th century, but which entered into common use only by the mid-20th century.[9] [10] | ||||
| α Cancri Aa | The name was originally Arabic: الزبانى|rtl=yes ('the claws'). | ||||
| ζ Leonis Aa | Also called Arabic: Aldhafera. The name is originally from Arabic: الضفيرة|rtl=yes ('the braid (or curl, or strand)' [of the lion's mane]). | pronounced as //ædəˈfɪərə// | |||
| ε Canis Majoris A | The name is originally from Arabic: عذارى|rtl=yes ('virgins'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated Arabic: أول العذاري|rtl=yes, translated into Latin as Latin: Prima Virginum ('first virgin'). | pronounced as //əˈdɛərə// | |||
| ξ Andromedae | The name was originally Arabic: الذيل|rtl=yes (the train, lit. 'the tail'). | pronounced as //əˈdɪl// | |||
| ε Tauri Aa1 | The name is originally from Arabic: عين|rtl=yes ('eye') and was reviewed and adopted by the Working Group on Star Names. | pronounced as //ˈeɪn// | |||
| ν1 Sagittarii A | From Arabic: عين الرامي|rtl=yes ('eye of the archer'). | pronounced as //ˌɛnəlˈreɪmi// | |||
| Carina | HD 95086 | Aiolos | IAU new 2022Greek proposal; named after Aeolus a god from Greek mythology | ||
| η Lyrae Aa | The name is originally from Arabic: الأظفر|rtl=yes ('the talons' [of the swooping eagle]), shared with μ Lyrae (Alathfar). | pronounced as //əˈlædfɑːr// | |||
| Alasia | IAU new 2019 Cypriot proposal; first historically recorded name of Cyprus (mid-15th century). | pronounced as //əˈleɪziə// | |||
| Alathfar† | The name is originally from Arabic: الأظفر|rtl=yes ('the talons' [of the swooping eagle]), shared with η Lyrae (Aladfar). | pronounced as //əˈlæθfɑːr// | |||
| π Sagittarii A | The name is originally from Arabic: البلدة|rtl=yes ('town'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated Arabic: نير البلدة|rtl=yes, translated into Latin as Latin: Lucida Oppidi ('brightest of the town'). | pronounced as //ælˈbɔːldə// | |||
| ε Aquarii | The name is originally from Arabic: البالع|rtl=yes ('the swallower'). | pronounced as //ælˈbeɪli// | |||
| β1 Cygni Aa | The source of the name Albireo is not entirely clear. | pronounced as //ælˈbɪrioʊ// | |||
| α Corvi | From Arabic: الخباء|rtl=yes ('tent'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated Arabic: المنخر الغراب|rtl=yes, translated into Latin as Latin: Rostrum Corvi ('beak of the crow'). | pronounced as //ˈælkᵻbə// | |||
| 80 Ursae Majoris Ca | From Arabic: الخوار|rtl=yes ('the faint one'). | pronounced as //ˈælkɔːr// | |||
| η Tauri A | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Alcyone (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀλκυόνη) was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ælˈsaɪəniː// | |||
| α Tauri | The name was originally Arabic: الدبران|rtl=yes ('the follower' [of the [[Pleiades]]]).[11] | pronounced as //ælˈdɛbərən// | |||
| α Cephei | From Arabic: الذراع اليمين|rtl=yes ('the right arm' [of Cepheus]). | pronounced as //ælˈdɛrəmɪn// | |||
| γ Gruis | The name was originally Arabic: الذنب|rtl=yes ('the tail' [of the constellation of the [[Piscis Austrinus|Southern Fish]]]). | pronounced as //ˈældənæb// | |||
| ζ Draconis A | From Arabic: الضباع|rtl=yes ('the hyenas'). | pronounced as //ælˈdaɪbə// | |||
| ε Delphini | Shortening of Arabic: ذنب الدلفين|rtl=yes ('tail of the dolphin'). | pronounced as //ælˈdʌlfən// | |||
| β Cephei Aa | From Arabic: الفرق|rtl=yes ('the flock'). Name given by Ulugh Beg to the asterism consisting of α, β and η Cephei. | pronounced as //ˈælfərk// | |||
| α2 Capricorni | From Arabic: الجدي ('the (male) kid'). Alternative traditional names are Al Giedi, Secunda Giedi and Algiedi Secunda. | pronounced as //ælˈdʒiːdi// | |||
| γ Pegasi | From Arabic: الجانب|rtl=yes ('the flank'). Algenib is also another name for α Persei (Mirfak). | pronounced as //ælˈdʒiːnᵻb// | |||
| γ1 Leonis | From Arabic: الجبهة|rtl=yes ('the forehead' [of the lion]). | pronounced as //ælˈdʒiːbə// | |||
| β Persei Aa1 | From Arabic: رأس الغول|rtl=yes ('head of the ogre'). In Egyptian, Horus.[12] | pronounced as //ˈælɡɒl// | |||
| δ Corvi A | The traditional name Algorab is derived from Arabic: الغراب|rtl=yes ('the crow'). The WGSN re-designated the star as Algorab in July 2016. | pronounced as //ˈælɡəræb// | |||
| γ Geminorum Aa | Derived from Arabic: الهنعة|rtl=yes ('the brand' [on the neck of the camel]). | pronounced as //ælˈhiːnə// | |||
| ε Ursae Majoris A | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). | pronounced as //ˈæliɒθ// | |||
| ε Cygni Aa | pronounced as //ˈældʒənə// | ||||
| η Ursae Majoris | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). | pronounced as //ælˈkeɪd// | |||
| μ1 Boötis Aa | pronounced as //ælkəˈljʊərɒps// | ||||
| κ Ursae Majoris A | pronounced as //ælˈkæfrə// | ||||
| υ Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈælkəræb// | ||||
| α Crateris | pronounced as //ˈælkɛs// | ||||
| ε Aurigae | pronounced as //ˈælmeɪ.əz// | ||||
| γ Andromedae A | pronounced as //ˈælmæk// | ||||
| Al Minliar al Asad† | From Arabic: أل مينلير أل أسد|rtl=yes ('lion's nose') | ||||
| α Gruis | pronounced as //ælˈnɛər// | ||||
| γ2 Sagittarii | From Arabic: النصل|rtl=yes ('the point' [of the archer's arrow]).[13] | pronounced as //ælˈnæzəl// | |||
| ε Orionis | The middle star in Orion's belt. Derived from Arabic: النظام|translit=al-niẓām|rtl=yes|lit=arrangement/string (of pearls). | pronounced as //ˈælnᵻlæm// | |||
| ζ Orionis Aa | The traditional name, alternately spelled Al Nitak or Alnitah, is from Arabic: النطاق|rtl=yes ('the girdle'). | pronounced as //ˈælnᵻtæk// | |||
| σ Scorpii Aa1 | pronounced as //ælˈnaɪæt// | ||||
| α Hydrae | pronounced as //ˈælfɑːrd// | ||||
| α Coronae Borealis | The name Arabic: نير الفكة|rtl=yes ('bright (star) of the broken' [ring of stars]) is found in the Al Achsasi al Mouakket catalogue .[14] | pronounced as //ælˈfɛkə// | |||
| α Andromedae Aa | pronounced as //ælˈfɪəræts// | ||||
| η Piscium A | pronounced as //ˈælfɜːrɡ// | ||||
| μ Draconis A | From Arabic: الراقص|rtl=yes ('the dancer'); also spelled Arrakis and Elrakis. | pronounced as //ælˈreɪkᵻs// | |||
| α Piscium A | pronounced as //ælˈriːʃə// | ||||
| HD 161693 | pronounced as //ælˈruːbə// | ||||
| σ Draconis | pronounced as //ælˈseɪfi// | ||||
| 31 Lyncis | pronounced as //ælʃiˈɔːkæt// | ||||
| δ Velorum Aa | pronounced as //ælsᵻˈfaɪnə// | ||||
| β Aquilae A | pronounced as //ælˈʃeɪn// | ||||
| ν Capricorni A | pronounced as //ˈælʃæt// | ||||
| α Aquilae | From Arabic: (النسر) الطائر|rtl=yes ('the flying' [eagle]). Altair is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism. | pronounced as //ælˈteɪ.ər// | |||
| δ Draconis | pronounced as //ælˈteɪ.ᵻs// | ||||
| λ Leonis | pronounced as //ˈæltərf// | ||||
| η Canis Majoris | pronounced as //əˈluːdrə// | ||||
| ξ Ursae Majoris Aa | pronounced as //əˈluːlə ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs// | ||||
| ν Ursae Majoris | pronounced as //əˈluːlə bɒriˈælᵻs// | ||||
| θ1 Serpentis A | pronounced as //ˈeɪliə// | ||||
| ξ Geminorum | Alternately spelled Alzir. | pronounced as //ˈælzər// | |||
| Amadioha | IAU new 2019 Nigerian proposal; named after Amadioha, a god in Igbo mythology. | ||||
| Amansinaya | IAU new 2019 Philippines proposal. Named after Aman Sinaya, deity of the ocean and protector of fishermen in Tagalog mythology. | ||||
| Anadolu | IAU new 2019 Turkish proposal; refers to the motherland in Turkish culture. | ||||
| Vela | GJ 367 | IAU new 2022Chilean proposal; named for the endemic Chilean wildflowers Phycella cyrtanthoides. | pronounced as //aɲaˈɲuka// | ||
| θ Aquarii | pronounced as //ˈæŋkə// | ||||
| τ2 Eridani | The name is originally from Arabic: عرجة النهر|rtl=yes ('the bend of the river'). | pronounced as //ænˈdʒɛtᵻnɑːr// | |||
| Aniara | IAU new 2019 Swedish proposal; name of a spaceship in Aniara, the eponymous poem by Harry Martinson. | ||||
| α Phoenicis | pronounced as //ˈæŋkə// | ||||
| α Vulpeculae | Alternative traditional name is Lucida Anseris. | pronounced as //ˈænsər// | |||
| α Scorpii A | From Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀντάρης ('rival of Ares') (Mars). | pronounced as //ænˈtɛəriːz// | |||
| Arcalís | IAU new 2019 Andorran proposal; named after Vallnord, a peak in the north of the country. | ||||
| α Boötis | From ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), "Guardian of the Bear". | pronounced as //ɑːrkˈtjʊərəs// | |||
| β2 Sagittarii | pronounced as //ˈɑːrkæb pɒˈstɪəriər// | ||||
| β1 Sagittarii | pronounced as //ˈɑːrkæb ˈpraɪər// | ||||
| α Leporis A | The traditional name Arneb is from Arabic: أرنب|rtl=yes ('hare'). (Latin: Lepus is Latin for hare.) | pronounced as //ˈɑːrnɛb/ | |||
| ζ Sagittarii A | Part of the Teapot asterism. | pronounced as //əˈsɛlə// | |||
| δ Cancri Aa | pronounced as //əˈsɛləs ɔːsˈtreɪlᵻs// | ||||
| γ Cancri Aa | pronounced as //əˈsɛləs bɒriˈælᵻs// | ||||
| ε Hydrae A | pronounced as //æʃˈleɪʃə// | ||||
| Asellus Primus† | Latin for 'first donkey colt'. | pronounced as //əˈsɛləs ˈpraɪməs// | |||
| Asellus Secundus† | Latin for 'second donkey colt'. | pronounced as //əˈsɛləs sᵻˈkʌndəs// | |||
| Asellus Tertius† | Latin for 'third donkey colt'. | pronounced as //əˈsɛləs ˈtɜːrʃiəs// | |||
| ι Carinae | pronounced as //ˌæspᵻˈdɪskiː// | ||||
| 21 Tauri A | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Asterope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //(ə)ˈstɛrəpiː// | |||
| Atakoraka | IAU new 2019 Togolese proposal; means 'the chain of the Atacora', a mountain range. | ||||
| η Draconis A | pronounced as //'æθᵻbaɪn// | ||||
| ο Persei A | pronounced as //ˈeɪtɪk// | ||||
| 27 Tauri Aa1 | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Atlas was the Titan of endurance and astronomy[15] and the father of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ˈætləs// | |||
| α Trianguli Australis | pronounced as //ˈeɪtriə// | ||||
| ε Carinae A | Designated "Avior" by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.[16] | pronounced as //ˈeɪviər// | |||
| Axólotl | IAU new 2019 Mexican proposal. An axolotl is a culturally significant amphibian; the name means 'water animal' in the Nahuatl language. | ||||
| Ayeyarwady | IAU new 2019 Myanmar proposal; named after the Irrawaddy River. | ||||
| π1 Cygni | Variously reported as from Arabic: السلحفاة|rtl=yes ('turtle'), Arabic: الطلف الفرس|rtl=yes ('horse track'), or Arabic: عزل الدجاجة|rtl=yes ('tail of the hen'). | pronounced as //əˈzɛlfəfeɪdʒ// | |||
| η Eridani | Originally from Arabic: أدحي (النعام)|rtl=yes ('nest' [of the ostrich]); later miscopied as Arabic: أزحى in medieval manuscripts. | pronounced as //ˈeɪzə// | |||
| ξ Puppis | Alternatively rendered Asmidiske. | pronounced as //ˈæzmᵻdi// | |||
| Baekdu | IAU new 2019 South Korean proposal; named after the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula. | pronounced as //ˈbɛkduː// | |||
| V2500 Ophiuchi | Named after the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard, the first to measure its high proper motion. | pronounced as //ˈbɑːrnərdz// | |||
| ζ Ceti Aa | pronounced as //ˈbeɪtən ˈkeɪtɒs// | ||||
| Indus | LHS 3844 | IAU new 2022Costa Rican proposal; Bribri word for hummingbird | |||
| υ3 Eridani | pronounced as //ˈbiːməm// | ||||
| ο1 Eridani | The name is originally from Arabic: البيض|rtl=yes ('the eggs'). | pronounced as //ˈbaɪd// | |||
| Belel | IAU new 2019 Senegalese proposal; a rare source of water in the North. | ||||
| Bélénos | IAU new 2019 French proposal; named after Belenus, a god of light, the Sun and of health in Gaulish mythology. | ||||
| γ Orionis | Latin for 'female warrior'; applied to this star in the 15th century.[17] | pronounced as //bɛˈleɪtrɪks// | |||
| Berehynia | IAU new 2019 Ukrainian proposal. A deity of waters and riverbanks in Slavic religion; now a national goddess – "hearth mother, protectress of the earth". | ||||
| α Orionis Aa | Derived from Arabic: يد الجوزاء|rtl=yes ('the hand of') (an old asterism). | pronounced as //ˈbɛtəldʒuːz, ˈbiːtəl-, -dʒuːs// | |||
| 41 Arietis Aa | pronounced as //ˈbærəni// | ||||
| Bibhā | IAU new 2019 Indian proposal; Bengali pronunciation of Sanskrit Sanskrit: Vibha, meaning 'a bright beam of light'. | ||||
| θ Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈbaɪ.æm// | ||||
| Bosona | IAU new 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina proposal; name of the territory of Bosnia in the 10th century. | ||||
| δ Arietis | pronounced as //ˈboʊtiːn// | ||||
| σ Librae A | pronounced as //ˈbreɪkiəm// | ||||
| Bubup | IAU new 2019 Australian proposal; means 'child' in the Boonwurrung language. | ||||
| Buna | IAU new 2019 Ethiopian proposal; a commonly used word for coffee. | ||||
| ξ Aquarii A | pronounced as //ˈbʌndə// | ||||
| α Carinae A | Ptolemy's Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κάνωβος, after Canopus, a pilot from Greek mythology, whose name is itself of uncertain etymology. | pronounced as //kəˈnoʊpəs// | |||
| α Aurigae Aa | The traditional name Latin: Capella ('small female goat') is from Latin, and is a diminutive of Latin: capra ('female goat'). | pronounced as //kəˈpɛlə// | |||
| β Cassiopeiae A | The name is originally Arabic: كف|rtl=yes ('palm'), a residue of an old name of Cassiopeia, Arabic: الكف الخصيب|rtl=yes ('the stained hand'); also known as Arabic: السنام الناقة|rtl=yes ('the camel's hump'). | pronounced as //ˈkæf// | |||
| α Geminorum Aa | pronounced as //ˈkæstər// | ||||
| υ2 Cassiopeiae | pronounced as //ˈkæstjʊlə// | ||||
| β Ophiuchi | pronounced as //ˌsɛbəlˈreɪ.iː// | ||||
| Ceibo | IAU new 2019 Uruguayan proposal; named after Erythrina crista-galli (the native tree that gives rise to the national flower). | ||||
| 16 Tauri | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //sᵻˈliːnoʊ// | |||
| μ Arae | IAU new 2015 Named after Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish author of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (Don Quixote).[18] | pronounced as //sɜːrˈvæntiːz// | |||
| 47 Ursae Majoris | IAU new 2015 Named after Chalawan, a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale. | ||||
| θ2 Tauri Aa | pronounced as //ˈtʃɑːmuːkuːi// | ||||
| Chaophraya | IAU new 2019 Thai proposal; named after the Chao Phraya River. | pronounced as //tʃaʊˈpraɪə// | |||
| β Canum Venaticorum Aa | pronounced as //ˈkɛərə// | ||||
| Chasoň | IAU new 2019 Slovakian proposal; an ancient Slovak term for the Sun. | ||||
| Chechia | IAU new 2019 Tunisian proposal; a taqiyah (traditional hat) and national headdress. | ||||
| θ Leonis | Alternative traditional name Chort. | ||||
| Citadelle | IAU new 2019 Haitian proposal; named after Citadelle Laferrière, a mountaintop fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site. | ||||
| Citalá | IAU new 2019 El Salvadorian proposal; means 'river of stars' in the Nawat language. | ||||
| Cocibolca | IAU new 2019 Nicaraguan proposal; named after Lake Nicaragua. | ||||
| 55 Cancri A | IAU new 2015 In honor of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. | ||||
| α2 Canum Venaticorum Aa | Named after Charles I of England by Sir Charles Scarborough.[19] [20] | pronounced as //ˌkɔːr ˈkærəlaɪ// | |||
| ω Herculis A | Traditional name, variously spelled Kajam. | pronounced as //ˈkjuːdʒəm// | |||
| β Eridani | The name is originally from Arabic: الكرسي|rtl=yes ('the chair, footstool'). | pronounced as //ˈkɜːrsə// | |||
| β1 Capricorni Aa | pronounced as //ˈdeɪbiː// | ||||
| α Fornacis A | pronounced as //ˈdeɪlᵻm// | ||||
| Tucana | L 168–9 | Danfeng | |||
| α Cygni | The name is originally from Arabic: ذنب الدجاجة|rtl=yes . | pronounced as //ˈdɛnɛb// | |||
| δ Capricorni Aa | pronounced as //ˌdɛnɛb ælˈdʒiːdiː// | ||||
| β Leonis | pronounced as //dəˈnɛbələ// | ||||
| α Comae Berenices A | pronounced as //ˈdaɪədɛm// | ||||
| Puppis | WASP-121 | Dilmun | IAU new 2022Bahraini proposal; named after the ancient civilization of the same name | ||
| Dingolay | IAU new 2019 Trinidad and Tobago proposal; means 'to dance, twist and turn', symbolising the national ancestral culture and language. | ||||
| β Ceti | Arabic for 'frog', from the phrase ضفدع الثاني aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī 'the second frog' (the 'first frog' is Fomalhaut) | pronounced as //ˈdɪfdə// | |||
| Dìwö | IAU new 2019 Costa Rican proposal; means 'the Sun' in the Bribri language. | ||||
| Diya | IAU new 2019 Mauritian proposal; named after an oil lamp used on special occasions, including Diwali. | ||||
| Dofida | IAU new 2019 Indonesian proposal; means 'our star' in the Nias language. | ||||
| Dombay | IAU new 2019 Russian proposal; named after the Dombay resort region in the North Caucasus. | ||||
| δ Scorpii A | pronounced as //ˈdʒʌbə// | ||||
| α Ursae Majoris A | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). | pronounced as //ˈdʌbiː// | |||
| ψ1 Draconis A | From the traditional name of Dziban or Dsiban, derived from Arabic: الذئبانِ|rtl=yes ('the two wolves' or 'the two jackals'). | pronounced as //ˈzaɪbən// | |||
| Ebla | IAU new 2019 Syrian proposal; named after Ebla, an early kingdom in Syria. | ||||
| ι Draconis | Common name reviewed and adopted by the Working Group on Star Names. | pronounced as //ˈɛdəsɪk// | |||
| 17 Tauri | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Electra was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ᵻˈlɛktrə// | |||
| φ Virginis A | pronounced as //ˈɛlɡəfɑːr// | ||||
| θ Columbae | pronounced as //ˈɛlkərʌd// | ||||
| β Tauri Aa | Variously El Nath or Alnath, from Arabic: النطح|rtl=yes ('the butting') (i.e. "the bull's horns"). | pronounced as //ɛlˈnæθ// | |||
| γ Draconis | Alternative traditional name of Etamin; both originally from the Arabic constellation name Arabic: التنين|rtl=yes ('the great serpent'). γ Dra was also one of the "Five Camels" (Latin: Quinque Dromedarii), in Arabic Arabic: العوائد|rtl=yes . | pronounced as //ɛlˈteɪnᵻn// | |||
| Emiw | IAU new 2019 Mozambique proposal; represents love in the Makhuwa language. | ||||
| ε Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈiːnɪf// | ||||
| γ Cephei Aa | IAU new 2015 | pronounced as //ɛˈreɪ.iː// | |||
| 42 Draconis A | IAU new 2015 Named after a Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon. | ||||
| π Scorpii Aa | From the Chinese name Chinese: 房 Chinese: Fáng ('the room'). | pronounced as //ˈfæŋ// | |||
| δ Cygni A | pronounced as //fəˈwɛərᵻs// | ||||
| HD 85951 | pronounced as //ˈfiːlᵻs// | ||||
| Felixvarela | IAU new 2019 Cuban proposal; named after Félix Varela, a noted science teacher. | ||||
| Hydra | WASP-166 | Filetdor | IAU new 2022Spanish proposal; named after a golden sea serpent, the protagonist of a Mallorcan folktale. | ||
| Flegetonte | IAU new 2019 Italian proposal. Named after Phlegethon, an underworld river of fire in Greek mythology in the poem Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri. | ||||
| α Piscis Austrini A | IAU new 2015 The name is originally from Arabic: فم الحوت|rtl=yes ('mouth of the fish'). In Persian astrology, this star was called "Haftorang, Watcher of the South", one of the royal stars. | pronounced as //ˈfoʊməl.hɔːt// | |||
| Formosa | IAU new 2019 Chinese Taipei proposal; Latin: Formosa ('beautiful') is a historical name for Taiwan. | pronounced as //fɔːrˈmoʊsə// | |||
| Franz | IAU new 2019 Austrian proposal; named after Franz Joseph I of Austria. | ||||
| ζ Cassiopeiae | From the Chinese name Chinese: 附路 Chinese: Fùlù ('the auxiliary road'). | pronounced as //ˈfuːluː// | |||
| β Piscium | pronounced as //ˌfʌməlˈsæməkə// | ||||
| Funi | IAU new 2019 Icelandic proposal; an Old Icelandic word meaning 'fire' or 'blaze'. | ||||
| ζ Canis Majoris Aa | pronounced as //ˈfjʊərəd// | ||||
| G Scorpii | From the Chinese name Fu Yue. | pronounced as //ˈfuːjuːeɪ// | |||
| γ Crucis | The name "Gacrux" is a contraction of the Bayer designation, coined by astronomer Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794–1838).[21] [22] | pronounced as //ˈɡækrʌks// | |||
| Gakyid | IAU new 2019 Bhutan proposal; means happiness. | ||||
| Virgo | GJ 486 | Gar | IAU new 2022Spanish proposal; Basque words for flame | ||
| Garnet Star† | Its colour was described as "garnet" by William Herschel. Following Herschel, it was called Italian: garnet sidus by Giuseppe Piazzi. | ||||
| PSR B0633+17 | both a contraction of Gemini gamma-ray source, and a transcription of the words ghè minga (pronounced as /ɡɛ ˈmĩːɡa/), meaning "it's not there" in the Milanese dialect of Lombard.[23] | ||||
| λ Draconis | Traditional name, variously spelled Gianfar. | pronounced as //ˈdʒɔːzɑːr// | |||
| γ Corvi A | Also known as Gienah Gurab; the star ε Cygni is also traditionally known as Gienah. | pronounced as //ˈdʒiːnə// | |||
| ε Crucis | Traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia.[24] | pronounced as //ˈɡiːnən// | |||
| Gloas | IAU new 2019 British proposal; means 'to shine (like a star)' in the Manx Gaelic language. | ||||
| Sextans | WASP-43 | Gnomon | IAU new 2022Romanian proposal; named after the gnomon. | ||
| β Canis Minoris A | pronounced as //ɡɒˈmaɪzə// | ||||
| Graffias† | Italian for 'claws'; also once applied to β Scorpii.[25] | pronounced as //ˈɡræfiəs// | |||
| Virgo | HAT-P-26 | Guahayona | IAU new 2022Puerto Rican proposal; named after a trickster from Taíno mythology | ||
| ξ Draconis A | pronounced as //ˈɡruːmiəm// | ||||
| κ Serpentis | pronounced as //ˈɡuːdʒə// | ||||
| Gumala | IAU new 2019 Brunei[26] proposal; a Malay language word referring to a magical stone found in snakes or dragons. | ||||
| 36 Ophiuchi A | pronounced as //ɡəˈniːbuː// | ||||
| β Centauri Aa | pronounced as //ˈheɪdɑːr// | ||||
| η Aurigae | pronounced as //ˈhiːdəs// | ||||
| α Arietis | Traditional name (also written Hemal, Hamul, or Ras Hammel) derived from Arabic: رأس الحمل|rtl=yes ('head of the ram'), in turn from the name for the constellation as a whole, ('the ram'). | pronounced as //ˈhæməl// | |||
| ι Aurigae | pronounced as //ˈhæsəleɪ// | ||||
| ι Orionis Aa | pronounced as //hɑːˈtiːsə/)/ | ||||
| 51 Pegasi | IAU new 2015 Latin for 'the Helvetian' and refers to the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during antiquity. | pronounced as //hɛlˈviːtiəs// | |||
| ζ Virginis A | pronounced as //ˈhiːziː// | ||||
| Hoggar | IAU new 2019 Algerian proposal; named after the Hoggar Mountains. | ||||
| ζ Pegasi A | pronounced as //ˈhoʊmæm// | ||||
| Horna | IAU new 2019 Finnish proposal; the name of hell or the underworld in Finnic mythology. | ||||
| Hunahpú | IAU new 2019 Honduran proposal; one of the Maya Hero Twins who became the Sun in K'iche' Maya mythology. | ||||
| Hunor | IAU new 2019 Hungarian proposal; named after the Hunor, one of the legendary ancestors of the nation. | ||||
| ρ Scorpii Aa | pronounced as //ˈɪklɪl// | ||||
| Illyrian | IAU new 2019 Albanian proposal; named after the Illyrians, the people from whom Albanians are descended and what they call themselves. | pronounced as //ᵻˈlɪriən// | |||
| δ Crucis | pronounced as //ˈiːmaɪ// | ||||
| Inquill | IAU new 2019 Peruvian proposal; a character in the story Way to the Sun by Abraham Valdelomar. | ||||
| Intan | IAU new 2019 Malaysian proposal; means 'diamond' in the Malay language. | pronounced as //intan// | |||
| 41 Lyncis | IAU new 2015 Latin: Intercrus means 'between the legs' in Latin, referring to the star's position in the constellation Ursa Major. | pronounced as //ˈɪntərkrʌs// | |||
| Irena | IAU new 2019 Slovenian proposal; a character in the novel Under the Free Sun by Fran Saleški Finžgar. | ||||
| Itonda | IAU new 2019 Gabonese proposal; means 'all that is beautiful' in the Myene language. | ||||
| ε Boötis A | Originally from Arabic: إزار|rtl=yes ('veil') In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated Arabic: منطقة ألعوع|rtl=yes, translated into Latin as Latin: Cingulum Latratoris ('belt of barker'). Named Latin: Pulcherrima ('most beautiful') by Otto Struve.[27] | pronounced as //ˈaɪzɑːr// | |||
| ν Scorpii Aa | pronounced as //ˈdʒæbə// | ||||
| ο Geminorum | |||||
| γ Ceti A | pronounced as //ˌkæfəlˈdʒɪdmə// | ||||
| Cancer | GJ 3470 | Kaewkosin | IAU new 2022Thai proposal; named after the crystals of the Hindu deity of Indra in the Thai language | ||
| Kalausi | IAU new 2019 Kenyan proposal; means a very strong whirling column of wind in the Dholuo language. | ||||
| Kamuy | IAU new 2019 Japanese proposal; a word denoting Kamuy, a supernatural entity in the Ainu language. | ||||
| From the Chinese name Chinese: 亢 Chinese: Kàng ('the neck'). | pronounced as //ˈkæŋ// | ||||
| Karaka | IAU new 2019 New Zealand proposal; word for a local plant that produces orange fruit in the Māori language. | ||||
| ε Sagittarii A | Part of the Teapot asterism. | pronounced as //ˈkɔːs ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs// | |||
| λ Sagittarii | The top of the Teapot asterism. | pronounced as //ˈkɔːs bɒriˈælᵻs// | |||
| δ Sagittarii | Part of the Teapot asterism. | pronounced as //ˌkɔːs ˈmiːdiə// | |||
| Kaveh | IAU new 2019 Iranian proposal; named after Kāve, a hero of the epic poem Shahnameh composed by Ferdowsi. | ||||
| ο2 Eridani A | pronounced as //ˈkaɪd// | ||||
| λ Virginis A | pronounced as //kæmˈbeɪliə// | ||||
| α Equulei A | pronounced as //kᵻˈtælfə// | ||||
| β Ursae Minoris | pronounced as //ˈkoʊkæb// | ||||
| Koeia | IAU new 2019 Puerto Rican proposal; means 'star' in the Taíno language. | ||||
| Koit | IAU new 2019 Estonian proposal; means 'dawn' in the Estonian language. | ||||
| Canes Venatici | HAT-P-12 | Komondor | IAU new 2022Hungarian proposal; after the dog breed of the same name | ||
| β Herculis Aa | pronounced as //kɔːrˈnɛfərəs// | ||||
| Columba | WASP-63 | IAU new 2022Croatian proposal; after a character from Croatian Tales of Long Ago | |||
| pronounced as //ˈkræz// | |||||
| Kuma† | pronounced as //ˈkjuːmə// | ||||
| ξ Cephei Aa | pronounced as //ˈkɜːr.hə// | ||||
| Y Canum Venaticorum | A modern (19th century) name, due to Angelo Secchi. | pronounced as //ˌlɑːsuːˈpɜːrbə// | |||
| ε Scorpii | Traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia. | pronounced as //ˈlærəwæɡ// | |||
| Lerna | IAU new 2019 Greek proposal; named after Lerna, the lake where the mythical Hydra lived. | pronounced as //ˈlɜːrnə// | |||
| υ Scorpii | pronounced as //ˈliːsæθ// | ||||
| ξ Aquilae A | IAU new 2015 Latin for 'liberty' (Latin: Aquila is Latin for 'eagle', a popular symbol of liberty). | pronounced as //ˈlɪbərtæs// | |||
| IAU new 2015 A neutron star and pulsar with planets. A lich is a fictional undead creature known for controlling other undead creatures with magic. | pronounced as //ˈlɪtʃ// | ||||
| Liesma | IAU new 2019 Latvian proposal; means 'fire' and is the name of a character in the poem Staburags un Liesma. | ||||
| 39 Arietis | pronounced as //ˈlɪliaɪ ˈbɔərɪə// | ||||
| Lionrock | IAU new 2019 Hong Kong proposal; named after Lion Rock, a culturally important lion-shaped peak. | pronounced as //ˈlaɪənrɒk// | |||
| Lucilinburhuc | IAU new 2019 Luxembourger proposal; named after the Fortress of Luxembourg built in 963 by Count Siegfried, the founder of Luxembourg. | ||||
| Lusitânia | IAU new 2019 Portuguese proposal; ancient name for Lusitania, the region where most of Portugal is situated. | ||||
| Maasym | pronounced as //ˈmeɪəsɪm// | ||||
| Macondo | IAU new 2019 Colombian proposal; named after a mythical village from the novel Cien anos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude) by Gabriel García Márquez. | ||||
| Mago | IAU new 2019 German proposal; named after Mago National Park, a national park in Ethiopia noted for its giraffes (Latin: Camelopardalis is Latin for 'giraffe'). | ||||
| θ Aurigae A | |||||
| Mahsati | IAU new 2019 Azerbaijani proposal; named after the poet Mahsati Ganjavi. | ||||
| 20 Tauri | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Maia was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ˈmeɪ.ə, ˈmaɪ.ə// | |||
| Malmok | IAU new 2019 Aruban proposal; the indigenous name given to Palm Beach, a beach and popular snorkelling spot. | ||||
| λ Ophiuchi A | pronounced as //ˈmɑːrfɪk// | ||||
| α Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈmɑːrkæb// | ||||
| κ Velorum | pronounced as //ˈmɑːrkɛb// | ||||
| Márohu | IAU new 2019 Dominican Republic proposal; the god of drought and protector of the Sun. | ||||
| κ Herculis A | pronounced as //ˈmɑːrsɪk// | ||||
| η Pegasi Aa | pronounced as //ˈmeɪtɑːr// | ||||
| Centaurus | HIP 65426 | Matza | IAU new 2022Mexican proposal; Zoque word for star | ||
| Volans | WD 0806−661 | Maru | IAU new 2022South Korean proposal; Korean word meaning sky. | ||
| Mazaalai | IAU new 2019 Mongolian proposal; a name given to the Gobi bear. | ||||
| ε Geminorum | pronounced as //mɛbˈsuːtə// | ||||
| δ Ursae Majoris | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). | pronounced as //ˈmiːɡrɛz// | |||
| λ Orionis A | Traditional name deriving from Arabic: الميسان|rtl=yes ('the shining one'). | pronounced as //ˈmaɪsə// | |||
| ζ Geminorum Aa | pronounced as //mɛkˈbjuːdə// | ||||
| ε Cancri Aa | |||||
| β Aurigae Aa | pronounced as //mɛŋˈkælᵻnæn// | ||||
| α Ceti | Derived from Arabic: منخر|rtl=yes ('nostril'), or ('nose' [of Cetus]).[28] | pronounced as //ˈmɛŋkɑːr// | |||
| θ Centauri | pronounced as //ˈmɛŋkɛnt// | ||||
| ξ Persei | pronounced as //ˈmɛŋkᵻb// | ||||
| β Ursae Majoris | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). | pronounced as //ˈmɪəræk// | |||
| 38 Boötis | pronounced as //ˈmɜːrɡə// | ||||
| α Coronae Australis | pronounced as //məˌrɪdiˈænə// | ||||
| 23 Tauri Aa | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Merope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ˈmɛrəpi// | |||
| γ1 Arietis A | pronounced as //mɛˈsɑːrθᵻm// | ||||
| β Carinae | pronounced as //ˌmaɪəˈplæsᵻdəs// | ||||
| β Crucis | Also bore the alternative historical name "Becrux", a modern contraction of the Bayer designation.[29] | pronounced as //mᵻˈmoʊsə// | |||
| σ Hydrae | pronounced as //ˈmɪŋkər// | ||||
| δ Virginis | Alternately spelled Minelava. | pronounced as //ˌmɪnəˈlɔːvə// | |||
| δ Orionis Aa | The right-most star in Orion's belt. The name Arabic: Mintaka itself is derived from Arabic: منطقة|rtl=yes ('belt'). | pronounced as //ˈmɪntəkə// | |||
| ο Ceti Aa | Latin for 'wonderful' or 'astonishing'; named by Johannes Hevelius in his Historiola Mirae Stellae (1662). | pronounced as //ˈmaɪərə// | |||
| β Andromedae | pronounced as //ˈmaɪræk// | ||||
| η Persei A | pronounced as //ˈmaɪræm, ˈmaɪərəm// | ||||
| α Persei | pronounced as //ˈmɜːrfæk// | ||||
| β Canis Majoris | pronounced as //ˈmɜːrzəm// | ||||
| κ Persei Aa | pronounced as //ˈmaɪzəm// | ||||
| ζ Ursae Majoris Aa | Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). The name is originally from Arabic: المئزر|rtl=yes ('apron, waistband, girdle'). Also called Chinese: 禄 Chinese: Lù ('Status'), one of the "Three Stars" in Chinese mythology. The Lù star is believed to be Zhang Xian, who lived during the Later Shu dynasty. The word Chinese: lù specifically refers to the salary of a government official. As such, the Lù star is the star of prosperity, rank, and influence. | pronounced as //ˈmaɪzɑːr// | |||
| Moldoveanu | IAU new 2019 Romanian proposal; named after Moldoveanu Peak, the highest peak in Romania. | ||||
| Mönch | IAU new 2019 Swiss proposal; named after Mönch, a prominent Alpine peak in Switzerland. | ||||
| Montuno | IAU new 2019 Panamanian proposal; a traditional dancing costume. | ||||
| Morava | IAU new 2019 Serbian proposal; named after the Great Morava river system. | ||||
| Moriah | IAU new 2019 Palestinian proposal; ancient name for Temple Mount in Jerusalem. | pronounced as //mɒˈraɪə// | |||
| α Trianguli | pronounced as //məˈθælə// | ||||
| Mouhoun | IAU new 2019 Burkina Faso proposal; named after the Black Volta, the largest river. | ||||
| Mpingo | IAU new 2019 Tanzanian proposal; named after Dalbergia melanoxylon, a tree whose ebony wood is used for musical instruments. | pronounced as //ɛmˈpɪŋɡoʊ// | |||
| γ Canis Majoris | pronounced as //ˈmjuːlᵻfeɪn// | ||||
| η Boötis Aa | Alternative traditional spelling of Mufrid. | pronounced as //ˈmjuːfrᵻd// | |||
| ο Ursae Majoris A | pronounced as //ˈmjuːsᵻdə// | ||||
| 18 Delphini | IAU new 2015 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). | pronounced as //ˈmjuːzᵻkə// | |||
| Muspelheim | IAU new 2019 Danish proposal; named after the Norse mythological realm of fire Muspelheim. | ||||
| ξ Cancri A | pronounced as //ˈnɑːn// | ||||
| Naledi | IAU new 2019 South African proposal; means 'star' in the Sesotho, SeTswana and SePedi languages. | ||||
| ζ Puppis | pronounced as //ˈneɪ.ɒs// | ||||
| γ Capricorni A | pronounced as //ˈnæʃɪrə// | ||||
| Násti | IAU new 2019 Norwegian proposal; means 'star' in the Sámi language. | ||||
| Natasha | IAU new 2019 Zambian proposal; means 'thank you' in many national languages. | ||||
| Navi† | "Navi" is a modern name, due to Gus Grissom (his middle name "Ivan" spelled backward). | ||||
| β Boötis | pronounced as //ˈnɛkɑːr// | ||||
| 51 Andromedae | pronounced as //ˈnɛmbəs// | ||||
| Nenque | IAU new 2019 Ecuadorian proposal; means 'the Sun' in the language of the Waorani tribes. | pronounced as //ˈnɛŋkiː// | |||
| Nervia | IAU new 2019 Belgian proposal; adapted from Nervii, a Celtic tribe. | pronounced as //ˈnɜːrviə// | |||
| β Leporis A | pronounced as //ˈnaɪ.æl// | ||||
| Nikawiy | IAU new 2019 Canadian proposal; means 'mother' in the Cree language. | ||||
| Leo | GJ 436 | IAU new 2022US proposal; Cherokee word for star | |||
| Nosaxa | IAU new 2019 Argentinian proposal; means 'spring' in the Moqoit language. | ||||
| σ Sagittarii Aa | Along with τ Sagittarii, it makes up the handle of the Teapot asterism. | pronounced as //ˈnʌŋki// | |||
| β Coronae Borealis A | pronounced as / /ˈnjuːsəkæn// | ||||
| Nushagak | IAU new 2019 American proposal; named after the Nushagak River in Alaska. | pronounced as //ˈnuːʃᵻɡæk// | |||
| Nyamien | IAU new 2019 Ivory Coast proposal; named after the supreme creator deity of Akan religion. | ||||
| HD 149026 | IAU new 2015 Named after Ogma, a deity in Celtic mythology. | pronounced as //ˈɒɡmə// | |||
| ζ Aquilae A | pronounced as //ˈoʊkæb// | ||||
| Ophiuchus | GJ 1214 | IAU new 2022Kenyan proposal; Maa word for red ochre | |||
| τ Scorpii A | IAU new 2018 | pronounced as //ˌpaɪkaʊˈhɑːleɪ// | |||
| Parumleo | IAU new 2019 Singaporean proposal; the name is Latin for 'little lion'. | pronounced as //pærəmˈliːoʊ// | |||
| α Pavonis Aa | Designated "Peacock" (after the constellation) by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. | pronounced as //ˈpiːkɒk// | |||
| Petra | IAU new 2019 Jordanian proposal; Named after Petra, the archaeological city and UNESCO World Heritage Site. | pronounced as //ˈpiːtrə// | |||
| α Columbae | pronounced as //ˈfækt// | ||||
| γ Ursae Majoris Aa | A member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). Alternative traditional names are Phekda or Phad. | pronounced as //ˈfɛkdə// | |||
| γ Ursae Minoris | pronounced as //ˈfɜːrkæd// | ||||
| Phoenicia | IAU new 2019 Lebanese proposal; named after Phoenicia, the ancient civilisation. | pronounced as //fᵻˈnɪʃ(i)ə// | |||
| λ Cancri | pronounced as //piˈɔːtɒs// | ||||
| Pincoya | IAU new 2019 Chilean proposal; named after Pincoya, a female water spirit from local mythology. | pronounced as //pɪŋˈkɔɪə// | |||
| μ2 Scorpii A | pronounced as //pᵻˈpɪrᵻmə// | ||||
| Pipoltr | IAU new 2019 Liechtenstein proposal; named after a bright and visible butterfly in the local dialect of Triesenberg. | ||||
| 28 Tauri Aa | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Pleione was the mother of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //ˈplaɪəniː, ˈpliːəniː// | |||
| Poerava | IAU new 2019 Cook Islands proposal; means a large mystical black pearl in the Cook Islands Māori language. | ||||
| α Ursae Minoris | Became known as Latin: stella polaris ('polar star') during the Renaissance. See polar star for other names based on its position close to the celestial pole. | pronounced as //poʊˈlɛərᵻs// | |||
| σ Octantis | See South Star. | pronounced as //poʊˈlɛərᵻs ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs// | |||
| μ Sagittarii Aa | pronounced as //ˈpɒlᵻs// | ||||
| β Geminorum | pronounced as //ˈpɒləks// | ||||
| γ Virginis A | pronounced as //ˈpɒrɪmə// | ||||
| 46 Leonis Minoris | pronounced as //prᵻˈsɪpjuə// | ||||
| γ Tauri A | pronounced as //ˌpraɪmə ˈhaɪədəm// | ||||
| α Canis Minoris A | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: προκύον Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: prokuon ('preceding the Dog') (viz. Sirius); Latinized as Latin: Antecanis. | pronounced as //ˈproʊsiɒn// | |||
| η Geminorum A | pronounced as //ˈproʊpəs// | ||||
| α Centauri C | The nearest star to the Sun. | pronounced as //ˌprɒksɪmə sɛnˈtɔːraɪ// | |||
| ε Eridani | IAU new 2015 Named after Rán, the Norse goddess of the sea. | ||||
| Rana | Latin: Rana is Latin for 'frog'. | ||||
| Rapeto | IAU new 2019 Malagasy proposal; the name of a giant creature from folklore. | ||||
| μ Leonis | pronounced as //ˈræsəlæs// | ||||
| α1 Herculis Aa | Also spelled Ras Algethi. | pronounced as //ˌræsəlˈdʒiːθi// | |||
| α Ophiuchi A | Also spelled Ras Alhague. | pronounced as //ˈræsəlheɪɡ// | |||
| β Draconis A | pronounced as //ˈræstəbæn// | ||||
| Regor† | Also known as Suhail and Suhail al Muhlif, which also apply to λ Velorum (Suhail). | pronounced as //ˈriːɡɔːr// | |||
| α Leonis A | Latin for 'prince' or 'little king'. Regulus was known to Persian astrologers as "Venant, Watcher of the North", one of the royal stars. | pronounced as //ˈrɛɡjʊləs// | |||
| ζ Piscium A | pronounced as //ˈreɪvəti// | ||||
| β Orionis A | Traditional name first recorded in the Alfonsine Tables of 1252 and derived from the Arabic name Arabic: الرجل الجوزاء اليسرى|rtl=yes ('the left leg (foot) of Jauzah') (meaning 'leg, foot'). | pronounced as //ˈraɪdʒəl// | |||
| α Centauri A | The name is originally from Arabic: رجل قنطورس|rtl=yes ('foot of the centaur'). | pronounced as //ˈraɪdʒəl kɛnˈtɔːrəs// | |||
| Rosalíadecastro | IAU new 2019 Spanish proposal; named after the writer Rosalía de Castro. | ||||
| β Delphini A | The name appeared in Piazzi's Palermo Star Catalogue in 1814, added by Niccolò Cacciatore as a prank along with Sualocin (α Delphini); "Rotanev" is Latin: Venator, the Latin form of Italian: Cacciatore ('hunter'), spelt backwards. | pronounced as //ˈroʊtənɛv// | |||
| δ Cassiopeiae Aa | Derived from Arabic: ركبة|rtl=yes ('knee').[30] The 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. | pronounced as //ˈrʌkbə// | |||
| α Sagittarii | pronounced as //ˈrʌkbæt// | ||||
| η Ophiuchi A | pronounced as //ˈseɪbɪk// | ||||
| ζ Aurigae A | pronounced as //sækləˈtiːni// | ||||
| γ Aquarii Aa | pronounced as //səˈdækbiə// | ||||
| μ Pegasi | pronounced as //ˌsædəlˈbɛəri// | ||||
| α Aquarii A | pronounced as //ˌsædəlˈmɛlɪk// | ||||
| β Aquarii A | pronounced as //ˌsædəlˈsuːəd// | ||||
| γ Cygni A | pronounced as //ˈsædər// | ||||
| Sagarmatha | IAU new 2019 Nepalese proposal; the Nepali name for the world's highest peak (Mount Everest). | pronounced as //sæɡərˈmɑːθə// | |||
| κ Orionis | Traditional name from Arabic: سیف الجبار, literally 'saif ('sword') of the giant'.[31] | pronounced as //ˈseɪf// | |||
| τ Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈsɑːm// | ||||
| Sāmaya | IAU new 2019 Sri Lankan proposal; means 'peace' in the Sinhala language. | ||||
| Sansuna | IAU new 2019 Maltese proposal; a mythological giant from Maltese folk tales. | ||||
| θ Scorpii A | pronounced as //ˈsɑːrɡæs// | ||||
| δ Herculis Aa | pronounced as //ˈsɛərɪn// | ||||
| 53 Eridani A | Formerly "p Sceptri" in the constellation of Sceptrum Brandenburgicum. | pronounced as //ˈsɛptrəm// | |||
| β Pegasi | pronounced as //ˈʃiːæt// | ||||
| α Cassiopeiae | Also traditionally bore the name Schedir; both originally from Arabic: صدر|rtl=yes ('breast'); also called Arabic: الضاة الكرسي|rtl=yes ('the lady in the chair' by Ulugh Beg, whence Dath Elkarti by Giovanni Battista Riccioli in 1651. | pronounced as //ˈʃɛdɑːr// | |||
| δ Tauri Aa | pronounced as //sᵻˈkʌndə ˈhaɪədəm// | ||||
| ε Cassiopeiae | From an erroneous transcription of Seginus, the traditional name for γ Boötis.[32] | pronounced as //ˈsɛɡᵻn// | |||
| γ Boötis Aa | A mistranscription of the Arabic form of Boötes. | pronounced as //sᵻˈdʒaɪnəs// | |||
| α Sagittae | pronounced as //ˈʃæm// | ||||
| Shama | IAU new 2019 Pakistani proposal; an Urdu literary term meaning 'a small lamp or flame'. | ||||
| Sharjah | IAU new 2019 United Arab Emirates proposal; named after Sharjah, the cultural capital and city of knowledge of the UAE. | pronounced as //ˈʃɑːrdʒə// | |||
| λ Scorpii Aa | pronounced as //ˈʃɔːlə// | ||||
| β Lyrae Aa1 | pronounced as //ˈʃiːliæk// | ||||
| β Arietis A | pronounced as //ˈʃɛrətæn// | ||||
| Sika | IAU new 2019 Ghanaian proposal; means 'gold' in the Ewe language. | ||||
| α Canis Majoris A | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σείριος 'the scorcher'; in Egyptian Sopdet, rendered in Greek as Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: 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". | pronounced as //ˈsɪriəs// | |||
| κ Aquarii A | pronounced as //ˈsɪtjʊlə// | ||||
| δ Aquarii A | pronounced as //ˈskæt// | ||||
| Solaris | IAU new 2019 Polish proposal; named after Solaris, a novel by Stanisław Lem. | pronounced as //soʊˈlɑːrᵻs// | |||
| α Virginis Aa | Other traditional names are Azimech, from Arabic: السماك الأعزل|rtl=yes ('the undefended') and Arabic: Alarph, Arabic for 'the grape gatherer'. Known in Indian astronomy as Hindi: Chitra ('the bright one'). | pronounced as //ˈspaɪkə// | |||
| Sterrennacht | IAU new 2019 Dutch proposal; named after The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. | ||||
| Stribor | IAU new 2019 Croatian proposal; named after Stribog, the god of winds in Slavic mythology. Stribor is also a character in the book Croatian: Priče iz davnine (Croatian Tales of Long Ago) by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. | ||||
| α Delphini Aa | The name appeared in Piazzi's Palermo Star Catalogue in 1814, added by Niccolò Cacciatore as a prank along with Rotanev (β Delphini); "Sualocin" is Latin: Nicolaus, the Latin form of Italian: Niccolò ('Nicholas'), spelt backwards. | pronounced as //suˈɒloʊsɪn// | |||
| ο Leonis Aa | pronounced as //ˈsuːbrə// | ||||
| λ Velorum | Traditionally, this name also applied to γ Velorum (Regor). | pronounced as //ˈsuːheɪl// | |||
| γ Lyrae | pronounced as //ˈsuːləfæt// | ||||
| ι Virginis | pronounced as //ˈsɜːrmə// | ||||
| π3 Orionis | pronounced as //ˈteɪbɪt// | ||||
| Taika | IAU new 2019 Lithuanian proposal; means 'peace' in the Lithuanian language. | ||||
| χ Ursae Majoris | From the Chinese name Chinese: 太陽守 Chinese: Tàiyángshǒu ('guard of the Sun'). | pronounced as //ˌtaɪæŋˈʃoʊ// | |||
| 8 Draconis | From the Chinese name Chinese: 太乙 Chinese: Tàiyǐ or Chinese: 太一 Chinese: Tàiyī ('the great one'), both of which refer to Tao. | pronounced as //ˌtaɪˈjiː// | |||
| ι Ursae Majoris Aa | Also called Talitha Borealis, as Talitha originally referred to κ Ursae Majoris (Alkaphrah) and ι Ursae Majoris together. | pronounced as //ˈtælᵻθə// | |||
| Tangra | IAU new 2019 Bulgarian proposal; named after Tengri, the god early Bulgars worshiped. | ||||
| μ Ursae Majoris A | pronounced as //ˈteɪniə ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs// | ||||
| λ Ursae Majoris A | pronounced as //ˈteɪniə ˌbɒriˈælᵻs// | ||||
| Tapecue | IAU new 2019 Bolivian proposal; means 'Milky Way' in Guarani. | ||||
| γ Aquilae | Alternative traditional spelling of Tarazet. | pronounced as //ˈtærəzɛd// | |||
| β Cancri A | pronounced as //ˈtɑːrf// | ||||
| 19 Tauri Aa | Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Taygete was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. | pronounced as //teɪˈɪdʒᵻtə// | |||
| ζ1 Cancri A | Alternative traditional name of Tegmen. | pronounced as //ˈtɛɡmᵻniː// | |||
| μ Geminorum Aa | Traditional name, also called Tejat Posterior. | pronounced as //ˈtiːdʒət// | |||
| ω Sagittarii A | From Ptolemy's Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τετράπλευρον ('quadrilateral'), a group of four stars of which ω Sagittarii is the brightest. | pronounced as //tɛrᵻˈbɛləm// | |||
| Tevel | IAU new 2019 Israeli proposal; means 'world' or 'universe' in the Hebrew language. | ||||
| Thabit† | pronounced as //ˈθeɪbɪt// | ||||
| υ2 Eridani | Also written as Theemim or Beemin. | pronounced as //ˈθiːmən// | |||
| α Draconis A | pronounced as //ˈθjuːbæn// | ||||
| β Gruis | pronounced as //tiˈɑːki// | ||||
| ζ Tauri A | In Chinese, Chinese: 天關 ('celestial gate'). Also reported as Akkadian: Shurnarkabti-sha-shūtū ('the star in the bull towards the south' or 'the southern star towards the chariot'). | pronounced as //tiænˈɡwɑːn// | |||
| 7 Draconis | From the Chinese name Chinese: 天乙 Chinese: Tiānyǐ or Chinese: 天一 Chinese: Tiānyī ('the Celestial Great One'), a deity in Taoism. | pronounced as //tiænˈjiː// | |||
| Timir | IAU new 2019 Bangladeshi proposal; means 'darkness' in the Bengali language. | ||||
| Tislit | IAU new 2019 Moroccan proposal; named after Tislit Lake and means 'the bride' in the Amazigh language. Associated with a heartbroken girl in legend. | ||||
| υ Andromedae A | IAU new 2015 Named after the settlement in northern Morocco and UNESCO World Heritage Site now known as the medina (old town) of Tétouan. | pronounced as //tɪtəˈwiːn// | |||
| Tojil | IAU new 2019 Guatemalan proposal; the Tohil (patron deity) of the K'iche' Maya. | ||||
| α Centauri B | The name is originally from Arabic: ظليمان|rtl=yes ('two (male) ostriches'). | pronounced as //ˈtɒlɪmæn// | |||
| IAU new 2015 Named after Tonatiuh, the Aztec god of the Sun. | pronounced as //toʊnəˈtiːuː// | ||||
| ο Piscium A | pronounced as //ˈtɔːrkjʊlər// | ||||
| Tuiren | IAU new 2019 Irish proposal. The aunt of the warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill of Irish legend. | ||||
| Tupã | IAU new 2019 Paraguayan proposal; Tupã is the name of God in the Guarani language. | ||||
| Tupi | IAU new 2019 Brazilian proposal; named after the indigenous Tupi people. | pronounced as //ˈtuːpi// | |||
| ρ Puppis A | pronounced as //ˈtjʊəreɪs// | ||||
| ι Hydrae | pronounced as //ˈʌkdə// | ||||
| Uklun | IAU new 2019 Pitcairn Islands proposal. Aklen means 'we/us' in the Pitkern language. | pronounced as //ˈʌklən// | |||
| α Serpentis | From Arabic: عنق الحية ('the serpent's neck'), called Latin: Cor Serpentis ('Heart of the Serpent') in Latin. | pronounced as //ˌjuːnək.ælˈheɪ// | |||
| σ Canis Majoris | pronounced as //ˌʌnərˈɡʌnaɪt// | ||||
| Uruk | IAU new 2019 Iraqi proposal; named after Uruk, an ancient city of Sumer and Babylonia in Mesopotamia. | pronounced as //ˈʊrʊk// | |||
| Sculptor | LTT 9779 | Uúba | IAU new 2022Colombian proposal; U'wa word referring to stars, seeds, or eyes. | ||
| α Lyrae | The name is originally from Arabic: النسر الواقع|rtl=yes ('the alighting vulture') also translated as Latin: vulture cadens ('falling vulture') (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 Chinese: 織女 ('weaving girl') from the Qi Xi love story. Vega is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism. | pronounced as //ˈviːɡə, ˈveɪɡə// | |||
| 14 Andromedae A | IAU new 2015 Latin for 'where there is truth'. | pronounced as //ˌvɛrᵻˈteɪtiː// | |||
| ε Virginis | Latin: Vindemiatrix is Latin for '(female) grape gatherer'. | pronounced as //vɪnˌdiːmiˈeɪtrɪks// | |||
| δ Geminorum Aa | pronounced as //ˈweɪsət// | ||||
| WASP-19 | IAU new 2022 Australian proposal; named after Acacia pycnantha the national flower of Australia. | pronounced as //ˈwɑːtl// | |||
| β Columbae | pronounced as //ˈwɒzən// | ||||
| δ Canis Majoris Aa | pronounced as //ˈwiːzən// | ||||
| Aquarius | WASP-69 | Wouri | IAU new 2022Cameroonian proposal; named after the river of the same name | ||
| ζ Phoenicis Aa | A traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia. | pronounced as //ˈwʊrən// | |||
| μ1 Scorpii Aa | pronounced as //ˌkæmidiˈmʊərə// | ||||
| Xihe | IAU new 2019 Nanjing proposal; Xihe is the goddess of the Sun in Chinese mythology. The star also represents the earliest Chinese astronomers and makers of calendars. | pronounced as //ˈʃiːhə// | |||
| λ Boötis | From the Chinese name Chinese: 玄戈 Chinese: Xuángē ('sombre lance'). | ||||
| ε Ophiuchi | pronounced as //ˌjɛd pɒˈstɪəriər// | ||||
| δ Ophiuchi | pronounced as //ˌjɛd ˈpraɪər// | ||||
| δ Ursae Minoris | From yildiz, Turkish for 'star'. | pronounced as //jɪlˈdʌn// | |||
| η Virginis Aa | pronounced as //ˈzeɪniə// | ||||
| γ Eridani | Traditional name, alternatively spelled Zaurac; originally from Arabic: زورق|rtl=yes ('boat'). | pronounced as //ˈzɔːræk// | |||
| β Virginis | pronounced as //ˌzævᵻˈdʒævə// | ||||
| Aquarius | HATS-72 | Zembra | IAU new 2022Tunisian proposal; named after the island of the same name. | ||
| υ1 Hydrae A | From the Chinese name Chinese: 張 Chinese: Zhāng ('extended net'). | pronounced as //ˈdʒæŋ// | |||
| ζ Eridani Aa | pronounced as //ˈzaɪbəl// | ||||
| δ Leonis | pronounced as //ˈzɒzmə// | ||||
| α2 Librae Aa | pronounced as //zuːˌbɛnɛldʒᵻˈnuːbi// | ||||
| γ Librae A | pronounced as //zuːˌbɛnɛlˈhækrəbi// | ||||
| β Librae | pronounced as //zuːˌbɛnɛʃəˈmeɪli// |