List of proper names of stars facts for kids

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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.

Background
IAU catalog
List
See also
See also

Background

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 فخذ الدب (fakhdh ad-dubb, '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 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).

IAU catalog

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.

List

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. 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.

Constellation	Designation	Modern proper name	Historical names/comments	English pronunciation
Lynx	XO-5	Absolutno	IAU new 2019 Czech Republic proposal; a fictional substance in the novel Továrna na absolutno by Karel Čapek.	/ˈapsolutno/
Eridanus	θ¹ Eridani A	Acamar		/ˈækəmɑːr/
Eridanus	α Eridani A	Achernar	The name was originally Arabic: آخر النهر ʾāẖir an-nahr ('river's end').	/ˈeɪkərnɑːr/
Cassiopeia	η Cassiopeiae A	Achird	Apparently first applied to η Cassiopeiae in the Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens published in 1950, but is not known prior to that.	/ˈeɪtʃərd/
Scorpius	β¹ Scorpii Aa	Acrab	The traditional name of the β Scorpii system has been rendered Akrab and Elakrab, derived (like Acrab) from Arabic: العقرب al-ʿaqrab ('the scorpion').	/ˈeɪkræb/
Crux	α Crucis Aa	Acrux	"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.	/ˈeɪkrʌks/
Cancer	α Cancri Aa	Acubens	The name was originally Arabic: الزبانى az-zubāná ('the claws').	/ˈækjuːbɛnz/
Leo	ζ Leonis Aa	Adhafera	Also called Aldhafera. The name is originally from Arabic: الضفيرة aḍ-ḍafīra ('the braid (or curl, or strand)' [of the lion's mane]).	/ædəˈfɪərə/
Canis Major	ε Canis Majoris A	Adhara	The name is originally from Arabic: عذارى ʿaḏārá ('virgins'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated أول العذاري ʾawwil al-ʿaḏāriyy, translated into Latin as Prima Virginum ('first virgin').	/əˈdɛərə/
Andromeda	ξ Andromedae	Adhil	The name was originally Arabic: الذيل aḏ-ḏayl (the train, lit. 'the tail').	/əˈdɪl/
Taurus	ε Tauri Aa1	Ain	The name is originally from Arabic: عين ʿayn ('eye') and was reviewed and adopted by the Working Group on Star Names.	/ˈeɪn/
Sagittarius	ν¹ Sagittarii A	Ainalrami	From Arabic: عين الرامي ʿayn ar-rāmī ('eye of the archer').	/ˌɛnəlˈreɪmi/
Carina	HD 95086	Aiolos	IAU new 2022 Greek proposal; named after Aeolus a god from Greek mythology
Lyra	η Lyrae Aa	Aladfar	The name is originally from Arabic: الأظفر al-ʾuẓfur ('the talons' [of the swooping eagle]), shared with μ Lyrae (Alathfar).	/əˈlædfɑːr/
Serpens	HD 168746	Alasia	IAU new 2019 Cypriot proposal; first historically recorded name of Cyprus (mid-15th century).	/əˈleɪziə/
Lyra	μ Lyrae	Alathfar†	The name is originally from Arabic: الأظفر al-ʾuẓfur ('the talons' [of the swooping eagle]), shared with η Lyrae (Aladfar).	/əˈlæθfɑːr/
Sagittarius	π Sagittarii A	Albaldah	The name is originally from Arabic: البلدة al-balda ('town'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated نير البلدة nayyir al-baldah, translated into Latin as Lucida Oppidi ('brightest of the town').	/ælˈbɔːldə/
Aquarius	ε Aquarii	Albali	The name is originally from Arabic: البالع al-bāliʿ ('the swallower').	/ælˈbeɪli/
Cygnus	β¹ Cygni Aa	Albireo	The source of the name Albireo is not entirely clear.	/ælˈbɪrioʊ/
Corvus	α Corvi	Alchiba	From Arabic: الخباء al-ẖibāʾ ('tent'). In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated المنخر الغراب al-manẖar al-ġurāb, translated into Latin as Rostrum Corvi ('beak of the crow').	/ˈælkᵻbə/
Ursa Major	80 Ursae Majoris Ca	Alcor	From Arabic: الخوار al‑ẖawwār ('the faint one').	/ˈælkɔːr/
Taurus	η Tauri A	Alcyone	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Alcyone (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη Alkuonē) was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ælˈsaɪəniː/
Taurus	α Tauri	Aldebaran	The name was originally Arabic: الدبران ad-dabarān ('the follower' [of the Pleiades]).	/ælˈdɛbərən/
Cepheus	α Cephei	Alderamin	From Arabic: الذراع اليمين aḏ-ḏirāʿ al-yamīn ('the right arm' [of Cepheus]).	/ælˈdɛrəmɪn/
Grus	γ Gruis	Aldhanab	The name was originally الذنب aḏ-ḏanab ('the tail' [of the constellation of the Southern Fish]).	/ˈældənæb/
Draco	ζ Draconis A	Aldhibah	From Arabic: الضباع aḍ-ḍibāʿ ('the hyenas').	/ælˈdaɪbə/
Delphinus	ε Delphini	Aldulfin	Shortening of Arabic: ذنب الدلفين ḏanab ad-dulfīn ('tail of the dolphin').	/ælˈdʌlfən/
Cepheus	β Cephei Aa	Alfirk	From Arabic: الفرق al-firq ('the flock'). Name given by Ulugh Beg to the asterism consisting of α, β and η Cephei.	/ˈælfərk/
Capricornus	α² Capricorni	Algedi	From Arabic: الجدي al-jady ('the (male) kid'). Alternative traditional names are Al Giedi, Secunda Giedi and Algiedi Secunda.	/ælˈdʒiːdi/
Pegasus	γ Pegasi	Algenib	From Arabic: الجانب al-jānib ('the flank'). Algenib is also another name for α Persei (Mirfak).	/ælˈdʒiːnᵻb/
Leo	γ¹ Leonis	Algieba	From Arabic: الجبهة al-jabha ('the forehead' [of the lion]).	/ælˈdʒiːbə/
Perseus	β Persei Aa1	Algol	From Arabic: رأس الغول raʾs al-ġūl ('head of the ogre'). In Egyptian, Horus.	/ˈælɡɒl/
Corvus	δ Corvi A	Algorab	The traditional name Algorab is derived from Arabic: الغراب al-ġurāb ('the crow'). The WGSN re-designated the star as Algorab in July 2016.	/ˈælɡəræb/
Gemini	γ Geminorum Aa	Alhena	Derived from Arabic: الهنعة al-hanʿa ('the brand' [on the neck of the camel]).	/ælˈhiːnə/
Ursa Major	ε Ursae Majoris A	Alioth	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK).	/ˈæliɒθ/
Cygnus	ε Cygni Aa	Aljanah		/ˈældʒənə/
Ursa Major	η Ursae Majoris	Alkaid	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK).	/ælˈkeɪd/
Boötes	μ¹ Boötis Aa	Alkalurops		/ælkəˈljʊərɒps/
Ursa Major	κ Ursae Majoris A	Alkaphrah		/ælˈkæfrə/
Pegasus	υ Pegasi	Alkarab		/ˈælkəræb/
Crater	α Crateris	Alkes		/ˈælkɛs/
Auriga	ε Aurigae	Almaaz		/ˈælmeɪ.əz/
Andromeda	γ Andromedae A	Almach		/ˈælmæk/
Leo	κ Leonis	Al Minliar al Asad†	From Arabic: أل مينلير أل أسد 'al mynilir 'al 'asad ('lion's nose')
Grus	α Gruis	Alnair		/ælˈnɛər/
Sagittarius	γ² Sagittarii	Alnasl	From Arabic: النصل an-naṣl ('the point' [of the archer's arrow]).	/ælˈnæzəl/
Orion	ε Orionis	Alnilam	The middle star in Orion's belt. Derived from Arabic: النظام, romanized: al-niẓām, lit. 'arrangement/string (of pearls)'.	/ˈælnᵻlæm/
Orion	ζ Orionis Aa	Alnitak	The traditional name, alternately spelled Al Nitak or Alnitah, is from Arabic: النطاق an-niṭāq ('the girdle').	/ˈælnᵻtæk/
Scorpius	σ Scorpii Aa1	Alniyat		/ælˈnaɪæt/
Hydra	α Hydrae	Alphard		/ˈælfɑːrd/
Corona Borealis	α Coronae Borealis	Alphecca	The name نير الفكة nayyir al-fakka ('bright (star) of the broken' [ring of stars]) is found in the Al Achsasi al Mouakket catalogue (c. 1650).	/ælˈfɛkə/
Andromeda	α Andromedae Aa	Alpheratz		/ælˈfɪəræts/
Pisces	η Piscium A	Alpherg		/ˈælfɜːrɡ/
Draco	μ Draconis A	Alrakis	From Arabic: الراقص ar-rāqiṣ ('the dancer'); also spelled Arrakis and Elrakis.	/ælˈreɪkᵻs/
Pisces	α Piscium A	Alrescha		/ælˈriːʃə/
Draco	HD 161693	Alruba		/ælˈruːbə/
Draco	σ Draconis	Alsafi		/ælˈseɪfi/
Lynx	31 Lyncis	Alsciaukat		/ælʃiˈɔːkæt/
Vela	δ Velorum Aa	Alsephina		/ælsᵻˈfaɪnə/
Aquila	β Aquilae A	Alshain		/ælˈʃeɪn/
Capricornus	ν Capricorni A	Alshat		/ˈælʃæt/
Aquila	α Aquilae	Altair	From Arabic: (النسر) الطائر (an-nasr) aṭ-ṭāʾir ('the flying' [eagle]). Altair is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism.	/ælˈteɪ.ər/
Draco	δ Draconis	Altais		/ælˈteɪ.ᵻs/
Leo	λ Leonis	Alterf		/ˈæltərf/
Canis Major	η Canis Majoris	Aludra		/əˈluːdrə/
Ursa Major	ξ Ursae Majoris Aa	Alula Australis		/əˈluːlə ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs/
Ursa Major	ν Ursae Majoris	Alula Borealis		/əˈluːlə bɒriˈælᵻs/
Serpens	θ¹ Serpentis A	Alya		/ˈeɪliə/
Gemini	ξ Geminorum	Alzirr	Alternately spelled Alzir.	/ˈælzər/
Canis Major	HD 43197	Amadioha	IAU new 2019 Nigerian proposal; named after Amadioha, a god in Igbo mythology.	//
Crater	WASP-34	Amansinaya	IAU new 2019 Philippines proposal. Named after Aman Sinaya, deity of the ocean and protector of fishermen in Tagalog mythology.	//
Pegasus	WASP-52	Anadolu	IAU new 2019 Turkish proposal; refers to the motherland in Turkish culture.	//
Vela	GJ 367	Añañuca	IAU new 2022 Chilean proposal; named for the endemic Chilean wildflowers Phycella cyrtanthoides.	/aɲaˈɲuka/
Aquarius	θ Aquarii	Ancha		/ˈæŋkə/
Eridanus	τ² Eridani	Angetenar	The name is originally from Arabic: عرجة النهر ʿarjat an-nahr ('the bend of the river').	/ænˈdʒɛtᵻnɑːr/
Ursa Major	HD 102956	Aniara	IAU new 2019 Swedish proposal; name of a spaceship in Aniara, the eponymous poem by Harry Martinson.	//
Phoenix	α Phoenicis	Ankaa		/ˈæŋkə/
Vulpecula	α Vulpeculae	Anser	Alternative traditional name is Lucida Anseris.	/ˈænsər/
Scorpius	α Scorpii A	Antares	From Ancient Greek: Ἀντάρης Antarēs ('rival of Ares') (Mars).	/ænˈtɛəriːz/
Boötes	HD 131496	Arcalís	IAU new 2019 Andorran proposal; named after Vallnord, a peak in the north of the country.	//
Boötes	α Boötis	Arcturus	From ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), "Guardian of the Bear".	/ɑːrkˈtjʊərəs/
Sagittarius	β² Sagittarii	Arkab Posterior		/ˈɑːrkæb pɒˈstɪəriər/
Sagittarius	β¹ Sagittarii	Arkab Prior		/ˈɑːrkæb ˈpraɪər/
Lepus	α Leporis A	Arneb	The traditional name Arneb is from Arabic: أرنب ʾarnab ('hare'). (Lepus is Latin for hare.)	/ˈɑːrnɛb
Sagittarius	ζ Sagittarii A	Ascella	Part of the Teapot asterism.	/əˈsɛlə/
Cancer	δ Cancri Aa	Asellus Australis		/əˈsɛləs ɔːsˈtreɪlᵻs/
Cancer	γ Cancri Aa	Asellus Borealis		/əˈsɛləs bɒriˈælᵻs/
Hydra	ε Hydrae A	Ashlesha		/æʃˈleɪʃə/
Boötes	θ Boötis	Asellus Primus†	Latin for 'first donkey colt'.	/əˈsɛləs ˈpraɪməs/
Boötes	ι Boötis	Asellus Secundus†	Latin for 'second donkey colt'.	/əˈsɛləs sᵻˈkʌndəs/
Boötes	κ Boötis	Asellus Tertius†	Latin for 'third donkey colt'.	/əˈsɛləs ˈtɜːrʃiəs/
Carina	ι Carinae	Aspidiske		/ˌæspᵻˈdɪskiː/
Taurus	21 Tauri A	Asterope	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Asterope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/(ə)ˈstɛrəpiː/
Canis Major	WASP-64	Atakoraka	IAU new 2019 Togolese proposal; means 'the chain of the Atacora', a mountain range.	//
Draco	η Draconis A	Athebyne		/'æθᵻbaɪn/
Perseus	ο Persei A	Atik		/ˈeɪtɪk/
Taurus	27 Tauri Aa1	Atlas	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Atlas was the Titan of endurance and astronomy and the father of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ˈætləs/
Triangulum Australe	α Trianguli Australis	Atria		/ˈeɪtriə/
Carina	ε Carinae A	Avior	Designated "Avior" by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.	/ˈeɪviər/
Cetus	HD 224693	Axólotl	IAU new 2019 Mexican proposal. An axolotl is a culturally significant amphibian; the name means 'water animal' in the Nahuatl language.	//
Eridanus	HD 18742	Ayeyarwady	IAU new 2019 Myanmar proposal; named after the Irrawaddy River.	//
Cygnus	π¹ Cygni	Azelfafage	Variously reported as from Arabic: السلحفاة as-sulaḥfāh ('turtle'), الطلف الفرس aṭ-ṭilf al-faras ('horse track'), or عزل الدجاجة ʿazal ad-dajāja ('tail of the hen').	/əˈzɛlfəfeɪdʒ/
Eridanus	η Eridani	Azha	Originally from Arabic: أدحي (النعام) ʾudḥiyy (an-naʿām) ('nest' [of the ostrich]); later miscopied as أزحى ʾazḥá in medieval manuscripts.	/ˈeɪzə/
Puppis	ξ Puppis	Azmidi	Alternatively rendered Asmidiske.	/ˈæzmᵻdi/
Ursa Minor	8 Ursae Minoris	Baekdu	IAU new 2019 South Korean proposal; named after the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula.	/ˈbɛkduː/
Ophiuchus	V2500 Ophiuchi	Barnard's Star	Named after the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard, the first to measure its high proper motion.	/ˈbɑːrnərdz/
Cetus	ζ Ceti Aa	Baten Kaitos		/ˈbeɪtən ˈkeɪtɒs/
Indus	LHS 3844	Batsũ̀	IAU new 2022 Costa Rican proposal; Bribri word for hummingbird
Eridanus	υ³ Eridani	Beemim		/ˈbiːməm/
Eridanus	ο¹ Eridani	Beid	The name is originally from Arabic: البيض al-bayḍ ('the eggs').	/ˈbaɪd/
Sagittarius	HD 181342	Belel	IAU new 2019 Senegalese proposal; a rare source of water in the North.	//
Pisces	HD 8574	Bélénos	IAU new 2019 French proposal; named after Belenus, a god of light, the Sun and of health in Gaulish mythology.	//
Orion	γ Orionis	Bellatrix	Latin for 'female warrior'; applied to this star in the 15th century.	/bɛˈleɪtrɪks/
Perseus	HAT-P-15	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".	//
Orion	α Orionis Aa	Betelgeuse	Derived from Arabic: يد الجوزاء yad al-jawzāʾ ('the hand of') (an old asterism).	/ˈbɛtəldʒuːz, ˈbiːtəl-, -dʒuːs/
Aries	41 Arietis Aa	Bharani		/ˈbærəni/
Sextans	HD 86081	Bibhā	IAU new 2019 Indian proposal; Bengali pronunciation of Sanskrit Vibha, meaning 'a bright beam of light'.	//
Pegasus	θ Pegasi	Biham		/ˈbaɪ.æm/
Aquarius	HD 206610	Bosona	IAU new 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina proposal; name of the territory of Bosnia in the 10th century.	//
Aries	δ Arietis	Botein		/ˈboʊtiːn/
Libra	σ Librae A	Brachium		/ˈbreɪkiəm/
Mensa	HD 38283	Bubup	IAU new 2019 Australian proposal; means 'child' in the Boonwurrung language.	//
Andromeda	HD 16175	Buna	IAU new 2019 Ethiopian proposal; a commonly used word for coffee.	//
Aquarius	ξ Aquarii A	Bunda		/ˈbʌndə/
Carina	α Carinae A	Canopus	Ptolemy's Κάνωβος, after Canopus (Kanōpos, Kanōbos), a pilot from Greek mythology, whose name is itself of uncertain etymology.	/kəˈnoʊpəs/
Auriga	α Aurigae Aa	Capella	The traditional name Capella ('small female goat') is from Latin, and is a diminutive of capra ('female goat').	/kəˈpɛlə/
Cassiopeia	β Cassiopeiae A	Caph	The name is originally Arabic: كف kaff ('palm'), a residue of an old name of Cassiopeia, الكف الخصيب al-kaff al-ẖaḍīb ('the stained hand'); also known as السنام الناقة as-sanām al-nāqa ('the camel's hump').	/ˈkæf/
Gemini	α Geminorum Aa	Castor		/ˈkæstər/
Cassiopeia	υ² Cassiopeiae	Castula		/ˈkæstjʊlə/
Ophiuchus	β Ophiuchi	Cebalrai		/ˌsɛbəlˈreɪ.iː/
Chamaeleon	HD 63454	Ceibo	IAU new 2019 Uruguayan proposal; named after Erythrina crista-galli (the native tree that gives rise to the national flower).	//
Taurus	16 Tauri	Celaeno	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/sᵻˈliːnoʊ/
Ara	μ Arae	Cervantes	IAU new 2015 Named after Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish author of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (Don Quixote).	/sɜːrˈvæntiːz/
Ursa Major	47 Ursae Majoris	Chalawan	IAU new 2015 Named after Chalawan, a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale.
Taurus	θ² Tauri Aa	Chamukuy		/ˈtʃɑːmuːkuːi/
Eridanus	WASP-50	Chaophraya	IAU new 2019 Thai proposal; named after the Chao Phraya River.	/tʃaʊˈpraɪə/
Canes Venatici	β Canum Venaticorum Aa	Chara		/ˈkɛərə/
Lyra	HAT-P-5	Chasoň	IAU new 2019 Slovakian proposal; an ancient Slovak term for the Sun.	//
Aquila	HD 192699	Chechia	IAU new 2019 Tunisian proposal; a taqiyah (traditional hat) and national headdress.	//
Leo	θ Leonis	Chertan	Alternative traditional name Chort.
Pisces	HD 1502	Citadelle	IAU new 2019 Haitian proposal; named after Citadelle Laferrière, a mountaintop fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site.	//
Monoceros	HD 52265	Citalá	IAU new 2019 El Salvadorian proposal; means 'river of stars' in the Nawat language.	//
Sculptor	HD 4208	Cocibolca	IAU new 2019 Nicaraguan proposal; named after Lake Nicaragua.	//
Cancer	55 Cancri A	Copernicus	IAU new 2015 In honor of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.	//
Canes Venatici	α² Canum Venaticorum Aa	Cor Caroli	Named after Charles I of England by Sir Charles Scarborough.	/ˌkɔːr ˈkærəlaɪ/
Hercules	ω Herculis A	Cujam	Traditional name, variously spelled Kajam.	/ˈkjuːdʒəm/
Eridanus	β Eridani	Cursa	The name is originally from Arabic: الكرسي al-kursiyy ('the chair, footstool').	/ˈkɜːrsə/
Capricornus	β¹ Capricorni Aa	Dabih		/ˈdeɪbiː/
Fornax	α Fornacis A	Dalim		/ˈdeɪlᵻm/
Tucana	L 168–9	Danfeng	IAU new 2022 Chinese proposal; named after the red phoenix simplified Chinese: 丹凤; traditional Chinese: 丹鳳; pinyin: dānfèng a bird from Chinese mythology
Cygnus	α Cygni	Deneb	The name is originally from Arabic: ذنب الدجاجة ḏanab ad-dajāja.	/ˈdɛnɛb/
Capricornus	δ Capricorni Aa	Deneb Algedi		/ˌdɛnɛb ælˈdʒiːdiː/
Leo	β Leonis	Denebola		/dəˈnɛbələ/
Coma Berenices	α Comae Berenices A	Diadem		/ˈdaɪədɛm/
Puppis	WASP-121	Dilmun	IAU new 2022 Bahraini proposal; named after the ancient civilization of the same name
Leo	HD 96063	Dingolay	IAU new 2019 Trinidad and Tobago proposal; means 'to dance, twist and turn', symbolising the national ancestral culture and language.	//
Cetus	β Ceti	Diphda	Arabic for 'frog', from the phrase ضفدع الثاني aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī 'the second frog' (the 'first frog' is Fomalhaut)	/ˈdɪfdə/
Scorpius	WASP-17	Dìwö	IAU new 2019 Costa Rican proposal; means 'the Sun' in the Bribri language.	//
Fornax	WASP-72	Diya	IAU new 2019 Mauritian proposal; named after an oil lamp used on special occasions, including Diwali.	//
Centaurus	HD 117618	Dofida	IAU new 2019 Indonesian proposal; means 'our star' in the Nias language.	//
Ursa Major	HAT-P-3	Dombay	IAU new 2019 Russian proposal; named after the Dombay resort region in the North Caucasus.	//
Scorpius	δ Scorpii A	Dschubba		/ˈdʒʌbə/
Ursa Major	α Ursae Majoris A	Dubhe	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK).	/ˈdʌbiː/
Draco	ψ¹ Draconis A	Dziban	From the traditional name of Dziban or Dsiban, derived from Arabic: الذئبانِ aḏ-ḏiʾbān ('the two wolves' or 'the two jackals').	/ˈzaɪbən/
Pisces	HD 218566	Ebla	IAU new 2019 Syrian proposal; named after Ebla, an early kingdom in Syria.	//
Draco	ι Draconis	Edasich	Common name reviewed and adopted by the Working Group on Star Names.	/ˈɛdəsɪk/
Taurus	17 Tauri	Electra	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Electra was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ᵻˈlɛktrə/
Virgo	φ Virginis A	Elgafar		/ˈɛlɡəfɑːr/
Columba	θ Columbae	Elkurud		/ˈɛlkərʌd/
Taurus	β Tauri Aa	Elnath	Variously El Nath or Alnath, from Arabic: النطح an-naṭḥ ('the butting') (i.e. "the bull's horns").	/ɛlˈnæθ/
Draco	γ Draconis	Eltanin	Alternative traditional name of Etamin; both originally from the Arabic constellation name التنين at-tinnīn ('the great serpent'). γ Dra was also one of the "Five Camels" (Latin: Quinque Dromedarii), in Arabic العوائد al‑ʿawāʾid.	/ɛlˈteɪnᵻn/
Tucana	HD 7199	Emiw	IAU new 2019 Mozambique proposal; represents love in the Makhuwa language.	//
Pegasus	ε Pegasi	Enif		/ˈiːnɪf/
Cepheus	γ Cephei Aa	Errai	IAU new 2015	/ɛˈreɪ.iː/
Draco	42 Draconis A	Fafnir	IAU new 2015 Named after a Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon.	//
Scorpius	π Scorpii Aa	Fang	From the Chinese name 房 Fáng ('the room').	/ˈfæŋ/
Cygnus	δ Cygni A	Fawaris		/fəˈwɛərᵻs/
Hydra	HD 85951	Felis		/ˈfiːlᵻs/
Cetus	BD−17 63	Felixvarela	IAU new 2019 Cuban proposal; named after Félix Varela, a noted science teacher.	//
Hydra	WASP-166	Filetdor	IAU new 2022 Spanish proposal; named after a golden sea serpent, the protagonist of a Mallorcan folktale.
Virgo	HD 102195	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.	//
Piscis Austrinus	α Piscis Austrini A	Fomalhaut	IAU new 2015 The name is originally from Arabic: فم الحوت fum al-ḥawt ('mouth of the fish'). In Persian astrology, this star was called "Haftorang, Watcher of the South", one of the royal stars.	/ˈfoʊməl.hɔːt/
Leo	HD 100655	Formosa	IAU new 2019 Chinese Taipei proposal; Latin: Formosa ('beautiful') is a historical name for Taiwan.	/fɔːrˈmoʊsə/
Hercules	HAT-P-14	Franz	IAU new 2019 Austrian proposal; named after Franz Joseph I of Austria.	//
Cassiopeia	ζ Cassiopeiae	Fulu	From the Chinese name 附路 Fùlù ('the auxiliary road').	/ˈfuːluː/
Pisces	β Piscium	Fumalsamakah		/ˌfʌməlˈsæməkə/
Draco	HD 109246	Funi	IAU new 2019 Icelandic proposal; an Old Icelandic word meaning 'fire' or 'blaze'.	//
Canis Major	ζ Canis Majoris Aa	Furud		/ˈfjʊərəd/
Scorpius	G Scorpii	Fuyue	From the Chinese name Fu Yue.	/ˈfuːjuːeɪ/
Crux	γ Crucis	Gacrux	The name "Gacrux" is a contraction of the Bayer designation, coined by astronomer Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794–1838).	/ˈɡækrʌks/
Cancer	HD 73534	Gakyid	IAU new 2019 Bhutan proposal; means happiness.	//
Virgo	GJ 486	Gar	IAU new 2022 Spanish proposal; Basque words for flame	//
Cepheus	μ Cephei	Garnet Star†	Its colour was described as "garnet" by William Herschel. Following Herschel, it was called garnet sidus by Giuseppe Piazzi.	//
Gemini	PSR B0633+17	Geminga	both a contraction of Gemini gamma-ray source, and a transcription of the words ghè minga (pronounced [ɡɛ ˈmĩːɡa]), meaning "it's not there" in the Milanese dialect of Lombard.	/ɡəˈmɪŋɡə/
Draco	λ Draconis	Giausar	Traditional name, variously spelled Gianfar.	/ˈdʒɔːzɑːr/
Corvus	γ Corvi A	Gienah	Also known as Gienah Gurab; the star ε Cygni is also traditionally known as Gienah.	/ˈdʒiːnə/
Crux	ε Crucis	Ginan	Traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia.	/ˈɡiːnən/
Lynx	WASP-13	Gloas	IAU new 2019 British proposal; means 'to shine (like a star)' in the Manx Gaelic language.	//
Sextans	WASP-43	Gnomon	IAU new 2022 Romanian proposal; named after the gnomon.
Canis Minor	β Canis Minoris A	Gomeisa		/ɡɒˈmaɪzə/
Scorpius	ξ Scorpii	Graffias†	Italian for 'claws'; also once applied to β Scorpii.	/ˈɡræfiəs/
Virgo	HAT-P-26	Guahayona	IAU new 2022 Puerto Rican proposal; named after a trickster from Taíno mythology
Draco	ξ Draconis A	Grumium		/ˈɡruːmiəm/
Serpens	κ Serpentis	Gudja		/ˈɡuːdʒə/
Sagittarius	HD 179949	Gumala	IAU new 2019 Brunei proposal; a Malay language word referring to a magical stone found in snakes or dragons.	//
Ophiuchus	36 Ophiuchi A	Guniibuu		/ɡəˈniːbuː/
Centaurus	β Centauri Aa	Hadar		/ˈheɪdɑːr/
Auriga	η Aurigae	Haedus		/ˈhiːdəs/
Aries	α Arietis	Hamal	Traditional name (also written Hemal, Hamul, or Ras Hammel) derived from Arabic: رأس الحمل raʾs al-ḥamal ('head of the ram'), in turn from the name for the constellation as a whole, al-ḥamal ('the ram').	/ˈhæməl/
Auriga	ι Aurigae	Hassaleh		/ˈhæsəleɪ/
Orion	ι Orionis Aa	Hatysa		/hɑːˈtiːsə/)
Pegasus	51 Pegasi	Helvetios	IAU new 2015 Latin for 'the Helvetian' and refers to the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during antiquity.	/hɛlˈviːtiəs/
Virgo	ζ Virginis A	Heze		/ˈhiːziː/
Taurus	HD 28678	Hoggar	IAU new 2019 Algerian proposal; named after the Hoggar Mountains.	//
Pegasus	ζ Pegasi A	Homam		/ˈhoʊmæm/
Triangulum	HAT-P-38	Horna	IAU new 2019 Finnish proposal; the name of hell or the underworld in Finnic mythology.	//
Crater	HD 98219	Hunahpú	IAU new 2019 Honduran proposal; one of the Maya Hero Twins who became the Sun in K'iche' Maya mythology.	//
Hercules	HAT-P-2	Hunor	IAU new 2019 Hungarian proposal; named after the Hunor, one of the legendary ancestors of the nation.	//
Scorpius	ρ Scorpii Aa	Iklil		/ˈɪklɪl/
Leo Minor	HD 82886	Illyrian	IAU new 2019 Albanian proposal; named after the Illyrians, the people from whom Albanians are descended and what they call themselves.	/ᵻˈlɪriən/
Crux	δ Crucis	Imai		/ˈiːmaɪ/
Ara	HD 156411	Inquill	IAU new 2019 Peruvian proposal; a character in the story Way to the Sun by Abraham Valdelomar.	//
Fornax	HD 20868	Intan	IAU new 2019 Malaysian proposal; means 'diamond' in the Malay language.	/intan/
Ursa Major	41 Lyncis	Intercrus	IAU new 2015 Intercrus means 'between the legs' in Latin, referring to the star's position in the constellation Ursa Major.	/ˈɪntərkrʌs/
Hercules	WASP-38	Irena	IAU new 2019 Slovenian proposal; a character in the novel Under the Free Sun by Fran Saleški Finžgar.	//
Grus	HD 208487	Itonda	IAU new 2019 Gabonese proposal; means 'all that is beautiful' in the Myene language.	//
Boötes	ε Boötis A	Izar	Originally from Arabic: إزار ʾizār ('veil') In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, it is designated منطقة ألعوع minṭaqat al‑ʿawwaʿ, translated into Latin as Cingulum Latratoris ('belt of barker'). Named Pulcherrima ('most beautiful') by Otto Struve.	/ˈaɪzɑːr/
Scorpius	ν Scorpii Aa	Jabbah		/ˈdʒæbə/
Gemini	ο Geminorum	Jishui		//
Cetus	γ Ceti A	Kaffaljidhma		/ˌkæfəlˈdʒɪdmə/
Cancer	GJ 3470	Kaewkosin	IAU new 2022 Thai proposal; named after the crystals of the Hindu deity of Indra in the Thai language
Vela	HD 83443	Kalausi	IAU new 2019 Kenyan proposal; means a very strong whirling column of wind in the Dholuo language.	//
Corona Borealis	HD 145457	Kamuy	IAU new 2019 Japanese proposal; a word denoting Kamuy, a supernatural entity in the Ainu language.	//
Virgo	κ Virginis	Kang	From the Chinese name 亢 Kàng ('the neck').	/ˈkæŋ/
Apus	HD 137388	Karaka	IAU new 2019 New Zealand proposal; word for a local plant that produces orange fruit in the Māori language.	//
Sagittarius	ε Sagittarii A	Kaus Australis	Part of the Teapot asterism.	/ˈkɔːs ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs/
Sagittarius	λ Sagittarii	Kaus Borealis	The top of the Teapot asterism.	/ˈkɔːs bɒriˈælᵻs/
Sagittarius	δ Sagittarii	Kaus Media	Part of the Teapot asterism.	/ˌkɔːs ˈmiːdiə/
Serpens	HD 175541	Kaveh	IAU new 2019 Iranian proposal; named after Kāve, a hero of the epic poem Shahnameh composed by Ferdowsi.	//
Eridanus	ο² Eridani A	Keid		/ˈkaɪd/
Virgo	λ Virginis A	Khambalia		/kæmˈbeɪliə/
Equuleus	α Equulei A	Kitalpha		/kᵻˈtælfə/
Ursa Minor	β Ursae Minoris	Kochab		/ˈkoʊkæb/
Eridanus	HIP 12961	Koeia	IAU new 2019 Puerto Rican proposal; means 'star' in the Taíno language.	//
Lynx	XO-4	Koit	IAU new 2019 Estonian proposal; means 'dawn' in the Estonian language.	//
Canes Venatici	HAT-P-12	Komondor	IAU new 2022 Hungarian proposal; after the dog breed of the same name
Hercules	β Herculis Aa	Kornephoros		/kɔːrˈnɛfərəs/
Columba	WASP-63	Kosjenka	IAU new 2022 Croatian proposal; after a character from Croatian Tales of Long Ago
Corvus	β Corvi	Kraz		/ˈkræz/
Draco	ν Draconis	Kuma†		/ˈkjuːmə/
Cepheus	ξ Cephei Aa	Kurhah		/ˈkɜːr.hə/
Canes Venatici	Y Canum Venaticorum	La Superba	A modern (19th century) name, due to Angelo Secchi.	/ˌlɑːsuːˈpɜːrbə/
Scorpius	ε Scorpii	Larawag	Traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia.	/ˈlærəwæɡ/
Hydra	HAT-P-42	Lerna	IAU new 2019 Greek proposal; named after Lerna, the lake where the mythical Hydra lived.	/ˈlɜːrnə/
Scorpius	υ Scorpii	Lesath		/ˈliːsæθ/
Aquila	ξ Aquilae A	Libertas	IAU new 2015 Latin for 'liberty' (Aquila is Latin for 'eagle', a popular symbol of liberty).	/ˈlɪbərtæs/
Virgo	PSR B1257+12	Lich	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.	/ˈlɪtʃ/
Ursa Major	HD 118203	Liesma	IAU new 2019 Latvian proposal; means 'fire' and is the name of a character in the poem Staburags un Liesma.	//
Aries	39 Arietis	Lilii Borea		/ˈlɪliaɪ ˈbɔərɪə/
Aquarius	HD 212771	Lionrock	IAU new 2019 Hong Kong proposal; named after Lion Rock, a culturally important lion-shaped peak.	/ˈlaɪənrɒk/
Auriga	HD 45350	Lucilinburhuc	IAU new 2019 Luxembourger proposal; named after the Fortress of Luxembourg built in 963 by Count Siegfried, the founder of Luxembourg.	//
Monoceros	HD 45652	Lusitânia	IAU new 2019 Portuguese proposal; ancient name for Lusitania, the region where most of Portugal is situated.	//
Hercules	λ Herculis	Maasym		/ˈmeɪəsɪm/
Antlia	HD 93083	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.	//
Camelopardalis	HD 32518	Mago	IAU new 2019 German proposal; named after Mago National Park, a national park in Ethiopia noted for its giraffes (Camelopardalis is Latin for 'giraffe').	//
Auriga	θ Aurigae A	Mahasim		//
Ophiuchus	HD 152581	Mahsati	IAU new 2019 Azerbaijani proposal; named after the poet Mahsati Ganjavi.	//
Taurus	20 Tauri	Maia	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Maia was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ˈmeɪ.ə, ˈmaɪ.ə/
Virgo	WASP-39	Malmok	IAU new 2019 Aruban proposal; the indigenous name given to Palm Beach, a beach and popular snorkelling spot.	//
Ophiuchus	λ Ophiuchi A	Marfik		/ˈmɑːrfɪk/
Pegasus	α Pegasi	Markab		/ˈmɑːrkæb/
Vela	κ Velorum	Markeb		/ˈmɑːrkɛb/
Aquarius	WASP-6	Márohu	IAU new 2019 Dominican Republic proposal; the god of drought and protector of the Sun.	//
Hercules	κ Herculis A	Marsic		/ˈmɑːrsɪk/
Pegasus	η Pegasi Aa	Matar		/ˈmeɪtɑːr/
Centaurus	HIP 65426	Matza	IAU new 2022 Mexican proposal; Zoque word for star
Volans	WD 0806−661	Maru	IAU new 2022 South Korean proposal; Korean word meaning sky.
Ursa Major	HAT-P-21	Mazaalai	IAU new 2019 Mongolian proposal; a name given to the Gobi bear.	//
Gemini	ε Geminorum	Mebsuta		/mɛbˈsuːtə/
Ursa Major	δ Ursae Majoris	Megrez	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK).	/ˈmiːɡrɛz/
Orion	λ Orionis A	Meissa	Traditional name deriving from Arabic: الميسان al-maysān ('the shining one').	/ˈmaɪsə/
Gemini	ζ Geminorum Aa	Mekbuda		/mɛkˈbjuːdə/
Cancer	ε Cancri Aa	Meleph		//
Auriga	β Aurigae Aa	Menkalinan		/mɛŋˈkælᵻnæn/
Cetus	α Ceti	Menkar	Derived from Arabic: منخر manẖar ('nostril'), or al‑minẖar ('nose' [of Cetus]).	/ˈmɛŋkɑːr/
Centaurus	θ Centauri	Menkent		/ˈmɛŋkɛnt/
Perseus	ξ Persei	Menkib		/ˈmɛŋkᵻb/
Ursa Major	β Ursae Majoris	Merak	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK).	/ˈmɪəræk/
Boötes	38 Boötis	Merga		/ˈmɜːrɡə/
Corona Australis	α Coronae Australis	Meridiana		/məˌrɪdiˈænə/
Taurus	23 Tauri Aa	Merope	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Merope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ˈmɛrəpi/
Aries	γ¹ Arietis A	Mesarthim		/mɛˈsɑːrθᵻm/
Carina	β Carinae	Miaplacidus		/ˌmaɪəˈplæsᵻdəs/
Crux	β Crucis	Mimosa	Also bore the alternative historical name "Becrux", a modern contraction of the Bayer designation.	/mᵻˈmoʊsə/
Hydra	σ Hydrae	Minchir		/ˈmɪŋkər/
Virgo	δ Virginis	Minelauva	Alternately spelled Minelava.	/ˌmɪnəˈlɔːvə/
Orion	δ Orionis Aa	Mintaka	The right-most star in Orion's belt. The name Mintaka itself is derived from Arabic: منطقة manṭaqa ('belt').	/ˈmɪntəkə/
Cetus	ο Ceti Aa	Mira	Latin for 'wonderful' or 'astonishing'; named by Johannes Hevelius in his Historiola Mirae Stellae (1662).	/ˈmaɪərə/
Andromeda	β Andromedae	Mirach		/ˈmaɪræk/
Perseus	η Persei A	Miram		/ˈmaɪræm, ˈmaɪərəm/
Perseus	α Persei	Mirfak		/ˈmɜːrfæk/
Canis Major	β Canis Majoris	Mirzam		/ˈmɜːrzəm/
Perseus	κ Persei Aa	Misam		/ˈmaɪzəm/
Ursa Major	ζ Ursae Majoris Aa	Mizar	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). The name is originally from Arabic: المئزر al-miʾzar ('apron, waistband, girdle'). Also called 禄 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 lù specifically refers to the salary of a government official. As such, the Lù star is the star of prosperity, rank, and influence.	/ˈmaɪzɑːr/
Corona Borealis	XO-1	Moldoveanu	IAU new 2019 Romanian proposal; named after Moldoveanu Peak, the highest peak in Romania.	//
Virgo	HD 130322	Mönch	IAU new 2019 Swiss proposal; named after Mönch, a prominent Alpine peak in Switzerland.	//
Eridanus	WASP-79	Montuno	IAU new 2019 Panamanian proposal; a traditional dancing costume.	//
Pegasus	WASP-60	Morava	IAU new 2019 Serbian proposal; named after the Great Morava river system.	//
Delphinus	HAT-P-23	Moriah	IAU new 2019 Palestinian proposal; ancient name for Temple Mount in Jerusalem.	/mɒˈraɪə/
Triangulum	α Trianguli	Mothallah		/məˈθælə/
Eridanus	HD 30856	Mouhoun	IAU new 2019 Burkina Faso proposal; named after the Black Volta, the largest river.	//
Cetus	WASP-71	Mpingo	IAU new 2019 Tanzanian proposal; named after Dalbergia melanoxylon, a tree whose ebony wood is used for musical instruments.	/ɛmˈpɪŋɡoʊ/
Canis Major	γ Canis Majoris	Muliphein		/ˈmjuːlᵻfeɪn/
Boötes	η Boötis Aa	Muphrid	Alternative traditional spelling of Mufrid.	/ˈmjuːfrᵻd/
Ursa Major	ο Ursae Majoris A	Muscida		/ˈmjuːsᵻdə/
Delphinus	18 Delphini	Musica	IAU new 2015 Latin for 'music' (the ancient Greek musician Arion's life was saved at sea by dolphins (delphinus) after attracting their attention by playing his kithara).	/ˈmjuːzᵻkə/
Perseus	HAT-P-29	Muspelheim	IAU new 2019 Danish proposal; named after the Norse mythological realm of fire Muspelheim.	//
Cancer	ξ Cancri A	Nahn		/ˈnɑːn/
Dorado	WASP-62	Naledi	IAU new 2019 South African proposal; means 'star' in the Sesotho, SeTswana and SePedi languages.	//
Puppis	ζ Puppis	Naos		/ˈneɪ.ɒs/
Capricornus	γ Capricorni A	Nashira		/ˈnæʃɪrə/
Ursa Major	HD 68988	Násti	IAU new 2019 Norwegian proposal; means 'star' in the Sámi language.	//
Vela	HD 85390	Natasha	IAU new 2019 Zambian proposal; means 'thank you' in many national languages.	//
Cassiopeia	γ Cassiopeiae	Navi†	"Navi" is a modern name, due to Gus Grissom (his middle name "Ivan" spelled backward).	//
Boötes	β Boötis	Nekkar		/ˈnɛkɑːr/
Andromeda	51 Andromedae	Nembus		/ˈnɛmbəs/
Phoenix	HD 6434	Nenque	IAU new 2019 Ecuadorian proposal; means 'the Sun' in the language of the Waorani tribes.	/ˈnɛŋkiː/
Auriga	HD 49674	Nervia	IAU new 2019 Belgian proposal; adapted from Nervii, a Celtic tribe.	/ˈnɜːrviə/
Lepus	β Leporis A	Nihal		/ˈnaɪ.æl/
Boötes	HD 136418	Nikawiy	IAU new 2019 Canadian proposal; means 'mother' in the Cree language.	//
Leo	GJ 436	Noquisi	IAU new 2022 US proposal; Cherokee word for star	//
Puppis	HD 48265	Nosaxa	IAU new 2019 Argentinian proposal; means 'spring' in the Moqoit language.	//
Sagittarius	σ Sagittarii Aa	Nunki	Along with τ Sagittarii, it makes up the handle of the Teapot asterism.	/ˈnʌŋki/
Corona Borealis	β Coronae Borealis A	Nusakan		/ˈnjuːsəkæn/
Cassiopeia	HD 17156	Nushagak	IAU new 2019 American proposal; named after the Nushagak River in Alaska.	/ˈnuːʃᵻɡæk/
Centaurus	WASP-15	Nyamien	IAU new 2019 Ivory Coast proposal; named after the supreme creator deity of Akan religion.	//
Hercules	HD 149026	Ogma	IAU new 2015 Named after Ogma, a deity in Celtic mythology.	/ˈɒɡmə/
Aquila	ζ Aquilae A	Okab		/ˈoʊkæb/
Ophiuchus	GJ 1214	Orkaria	IAU new 2022 Kenyan proposal; Maa word for red ochre	//
Scorpius	τ Scorpii A	Paikauhale	IAU new 2018	/ˌpaɪkaʊˈhɑːleɪ/
Pisces	WASP-32	Parumleo	IAU new 2019 Singaporean proposal; the name is Latin for 'little lion'.	/pærəmˈliːoʊ/
Pavo	α Pavonis Aa	Peacock	Designated "Peacock" (after the constellation) by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.	/ˈpiːkɒk/
Aquila	WASP-80	Petra	IAU new 2019 Jordanian proposal; Named after Petra, the archaeological city and UNESCO World Heritage Site.	/ˈpiːtrə/
Columba	α Columbae	Phact		/ˈfækt/
Ursa Major	γ Ursae Majoris Aa	Phecda	A member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). Alternative traditional names are Phekda or Phad.	/ˈfɛkdə/
Ursa Minor	γ Ursae Minoris	Pherkad		/ˈfɜːrkæd/
Aquila	HD 192263	Phoenicia	IAU new 2019 Lebanese proposal; named after Phoenicia, the ancient civilisation.	/fᵻˈnɪʃ(i)ə/
Cancer	λ Cancri	Piautos		/piˈɔːtɒs/
Sagittarius	HD 164604	Pincoya	IAU new 2019 Chilean proposal; named after Pincoya, a female water spirit from local mythology.	/pɪŋˈkɔɪə/
Scorpius	μ² Scorpii A	Pipirima		/pᵻˈpɪrᵻmə/
Hercules	TrES-3	Pipoltr	IAU new 2019 Liechtenstein proposal; named after a bright and visible butterfly in the local dialect of Triesenberg.	//
Taurus	28 Tauri Aa	Pleione	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Pleione was the mother of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/ˈplaɪəniː, ˈpliːəniː/
Tucana	HD 221287	Poerava	IAU new 2019 Cook Islands proposal; means a large mystical black pearl in the Cook Islands Māori language.	//
Ursa Minor	α Ursae Minoris	Polaris	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.	/poʊˈlɛərᵻs/
Octans	σ Octantis	Polaris Australis	See South Star.	/poʊˈlɛərᵻs ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs/
Sagittarius	μ Sagittarii Aa	Polis		/ˈpɒlᵻs/
Gemini	β Geminorum	Pollux		/ˈpɒləks/
Virgo	γ Virginis A	Porrima		/ˈpɒrɪmə/
Leo Minor	46 Leonis Minoris	Praecipua		/prᵻˈsɪpjuə/
Taurus	γ Tauri A	Prima Hyadum		/ˌpraɪmə ˈhaɪədəm/
Canis Minor	α Canis Minoris A	Procyon	Ancient Greek: προκύον prokuon ('preceding the Dog') (viz. Sirius); Latinized as Antecanis.	/ˈproʊsiɒn/
Gemini	η Geminorum A	Propus		/ˈproʊpəs/
Centaurus	α Centauri C	Proxima Centauri	The nearest star to the Sun.	/ˌprɒksɪmə sɛnˈtɔːraɪ/
Eridanus	ε Eridani	Ran	IAU new 2015 Named after Rán, the Norse goddess of the sea.	//
Eridanus	δ Eridani	Rana	Rana is Latin for 'frog'.
Scorpius	HD 153950	Rapeto	IAU new 2019 Malagasy proposal; the name of a giant creature from folklore.	//
Leo	μ Leonis	Rasalas		/ˈræsəlæs/
Hercules	α¹ Herculis Aa	Rasalgethi	Also spelled Ras Algethi.	/ˌræsəlˈdʒiːθi/
Ophiuchus	α Ophiuchi A	Rasalhague	Also spelled Ras Alhague.	/ˈræsəlheɪɡ/
Draco	β Draconis A	Rastaban		/ˈræstəbæn/
Vela	γ Velorum	Regor†	Also known as Suhail and Suhail al Muhlif, which also apply to λ Velorum (Suhail).	/ˈriːɡɔːr/
Leo	α Leonis A	Regulus	Latin for 'prince' or 'little king'. Regulus was known to Persian astrologers as "Venant, Watcher of the North", one of the royal stars.	/ˈrɛɡjʊləs/
Pisces	ζ Piscium A	Revati		/ˈreɪvəti/
Orion	β Orionis A	Rigel	Traditional name first recorded in the Alfonsine Tables of 1252 and derived from the Arabic name الرجل الجوزاء اليسرى ar-rijl al-jawzāʾ al-yasrá ('the left leg (foot) of Jauzah') (rijl meaning 'leg, foot').	/ˈraɪdʒəl/
Centaurus	α Centauri A	Rigil Kentaurus	The name is originally from Arabic: رجل قنطورس rijl qantūris ('foot of the centaur').	/ˈraɪdʒəl kɛnˈtɔːrəs/
Ophiuchus	HD 149143	Rosalíadecastro	IAU new 2019 Spanish proposal; named after the writer Rosalía de Castro.	//
Delphinus	β Delphini A	Rotanev	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 Venator, the Latin form of Italian: Cacciatore ('hunter'), spelt backwards.	/ˈroʊtənɛv/
Cassiopeia	δ Cassiopeiae Aa	Ruchbah	Derived from Arabic: ركبة rukba ('knee'). 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.	/ˈrʌkbə/
Sagittarius	α Sagittarii	Rukbat		/ˈrʌkbæt/
Ophiuchus	η Ophiuchi A	Sabik		/ˈseɪbɪk/
Auriga	ζ Aurigae A	Saclateni		/sækləˈtiːni/
Aquarius	γ Aquarii Aa	Sadachbia		/səˈdækbiə/
Pegasus	μ Pegasi	Sadalbari		/ˌsædəlˈbɛəri/
Aquarius	α Aquarii A	Sadalmelik		/ˌsædəlˈmɛlɪk/
Aquarius	β Aquarii A	Sadalsuud		/ˌsædəlˈsuːəd/
Cygnus	γ Cygni A	Sadr		/ˈsædər/
Leo	HD 100777	Sagarmatha	IAU new 2019 Nepalese proposal; the Nepali name for the world's highest peak (Mount Everest).	/sæɡərˈmɑːθə/
Orion	κ Orionis	Saiph	Traditional name from Arabic: سیف الجبار sayf al-jabbār, literally 'saif ('sword') of the giant'.	/ˈseɪf/
Pegasus	τ Pegasi	Salm		/ˈsɑːm/
Piscis Austrinus	HD 205739	Sāmaya	IAU new 2019 Sri Lankan proposal; means 'peace' in the Sinhala language.	//
Sagitta	HAT-P-34	Sansuna	IAU new 2019 Maltese proposal; a mythological giant from Maltese folk tales.	//
Scorpius	θ Scorpii A	Sargas		/ˈsɑːrɡæs/
Hercules	δ Herculis Aa	Sarin		/ˈsɛərɪn/
Eridanus	53 Eridani A	Sceptrum	Formerly "p Sceptri" in the constellation of Sceptrum Brandenburgicum.	/ˈsɛptrəm/
Pegasus	β Pegasi	Scheat		/ˈʃiːæt/
Cassiopeia	α Cassiopeiae	Schedar	Also traditionally bore the name Schedir; both originally from Arabic: صدر ṣadr ('breast'); also called الضاة الكرسي aḍ-ḍāh al-kursiyy ('the lady in the chair' by Ulugh Beg, whence Dath Elkarti by Giovanni Battista Riccioli in 1651.	/ˈʃɛdɑːr/
Taurus	δ Tauri Aa	Secunda Hyadum		/sᵻˈkʌndə ˈhaɪədəm/
Cassiopeia	ε Cassiopeiae	Segin	From an erroneous transcription of Seginus, the traditional name for γ Boötis.	/ˈsɛɡᵻn/
Boötes	γ Boötis Aa	Seginus	A mistranscription of the Arabic form of Boötes.	/sᵻˈdʒaɪnəs/
Sagitta	α Sagittae	Sham		/ˈʃæm/
Leo	HD 99109	Shama	IAU new 2019 Pakistani proposal; an Urdu literary term meaning 'a small lamp or flame'.	//
Scorpius	HIP 79431	Sharjah	IAU new 2019 United Arab Emirates proposal; named after Sharjah, the cultural capital and city of knowledge of the UAE.	/ˈʃɑːrdʒə/
Scorpius	λ Scorpii Aa	Shaula		/ˈʃɔːlə/
Lyra	β Lyrae Aa1	Sheliak		/ˈʃiːliæk/
Aries	β Arietis A	Sheratan		/ˈʃɛrətæn/
Sagittarius	HD 181720	Sika	IAU new 2019 Ghanaian proposal; means 'gold' in the Ewe language.	//
Canis Major	α Canis Majoris A	Sirius	Ancient Greek: Σείριος 'the scorcher'; in Egyptian Sopdet, rendered in Greek as Σῶθις Sōthis. As the brightest star in the sky, Sirius has proper names in numerous cultures, including Polynesian (Māori: Takurua; Hawaiian: Ka'ulua ('Queen of Heaven'), among others). Also known as the "Dog Star".	/ˈsɪriəs/
Aquarius	κ Aquarii A	Situla		/ˈsɪtjʊlə/
Aquarius	δ Aquarii A	Skat		/ˈskæt/
Pegasus	BD+14 4559	Solaris	IAU new 2019 Polish proposal; named after Solaris, a novel by Stanisław Lem.	/soʊˈlɑːrᵻs/
Virgo	α Virginis Aa	Spica	Other traditional names are Azimech, from Arabic: السماك الأعزل as-simāk al-ʾaʿzal ('the undefended') and Alarph, Arabic for 'the grape gatherer'. Known in Indian astronomy as Chitra ('the bright one').	/ˈspaɪkə/
Andromeda	HAT-P-6	Sterrennacht	IAU new 2019 Dutch proposal; named after The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh.	//
Lynx	HD 75898	Stribor	IAU new 2019 Croatian proposal; named after Stribog, the god of winds in Slavic mythology. Stribor is also a character in the book Priče iz davnine (Croatian Tales of Long Ago) by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić.	//
Delphinus	α Delphini Aa	Sualocin	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 Nicolaus, the Latin form of Italian: Niccolò ('Nicholas'), spelt backwards.	/suˈɒloʊsɪn/
Leo	ο Leonis Aa	Subra		/ˈsuːbrə/
Vela	λ Velorum	Suhail	Traditionally, this name also applied to γ Velorum (Regor).	/ˈsuːheɪl/
Lyra	γ Lyrae	Sulafat		/ˈsuːləfæt/
Virgo	ι Virginis	Syrma		/ˈsɜːrmə/
Orion	π³ Orionis	Tabit		/ˈteɪbɪt/
Lacerta	HAT-P-40	Taika	IAU new 2019 Lithuanian proposal; means 'peace' in the Lithuanian language.	//
Ursa Major	χ Ursae Majoris	Taiyangshou	From the Chinese name 太陽守 Tàiyángshǒu ('guard of the Sun').	/ˌtaɪæŋˈʃoʊ/
Draco	8 Draconis	Taiyi	From the Chinese name 太乙 Tàiyǐ or 太一 Tàiyī ('the great one'), both of which refer to Tao.	/ˌtaɪˈjiː/
Ursa Major	ι Ursae Majoris Aa	Talitha	Also called Talitha Borealis, as Talitha originally referred to κ Ursae Majoris (Alkaphrah) and ι Ursae Majoris together.	/ˈtælᵻθə/
Pegasus	WASP-21	Tangra	IAU new 2019 Bulgarian proposal; named after Tengri, the god early Bulgars worshiped.	//
Ursa Major	μ Ursae Majoris A	Tania Australis		/ˈteɪniə ɔːˈstreɪlᵻs/
Ursa Major	λ Ursae Majoris A	Tania Borealis		/ˈteɪniə ˌbɒriˈælᵻs/
Carina	HD 63765	Tapecue	IAU new 2019 Bolivian proposal; means 'Milky Way' in Guarani.	//
Aquila	γ Aquilae	Tarazed	Alternative traditional spelling of Tarazet.	/ˈtærəzɛd/
Cancer	β Cancri A	Tarf		/ˈtɑːrf/
Taurus	19 Tauri Aa	Taygeta	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45). Taygete was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.	/teɪˈɪdʒᵻtə/
Cancer	ζ¹ Cancri A	Tegmine	Alternative traditional name of Tegmen.	/ˈtɛɡmᵻniː/
Gemini	μ Geminorum Aa	Tejat	Traditional name, also called Tejat Posterior.	/ˈtiːdʒət/
Sagittarius	ω Sagittarii A	Terebellum	From Ptolemy's τετράπλευρον tetrapleuron ('quadrilateral'), a group of four stars of which ω Sagittarii is the brightest.	/tɛrᵻˈbɛləm/
Auriga	HAT-P-9	Tevel	IAU new 2019 Israeli proposal; means 'world' or 'universe' in the Hebrew language.	//
Orion	υ Orionis	Thabit†		/ˈθeɪbɪt/
Eridanus	υ² Eridani	Theemin	Also written as Theemim or Beemin.	/ˈθiːmən/
Draco	α Draconis A	Thuban		/ˈθjuːbæn/
Grus	β Gruis	Tiaki		/tiˈɑːki/
Taurus	ζ Tauri A	Tianguan	In Chinese, 天關 Tiānguān ('celestial gate'). Also reported as Akkadian: Shurnarkabti-sha-shūtū ('the star in the bull towards the south' or 'the southern star towards the chariot').	/tiænˈɡwɑːn/
Draco	7 Draconis	Tianyi	From the Chinese name 天乙 Tiānyǐ or 天一 Tiānyī ('the Celestial Great One'), a deity in Taoism.	/tiænˈjiː/
Ophiuchus	HD 148427	Timir	IAU new 2019 Bangladeshi proposal; means 'darkness' in the Bengali language.	//
Puppis	WASP-161	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.	//
Andromeda	υ Andromedae A	Titawin	IAU new 2015 Named after the settlement in northern Morocco and UNESCO World Heritage Site now known as the medina (old town) of Tétouan.	/tɪtəˈwiːn/
Eridanus	WASP-22	Tojil	IAU new 2019 Guatemalan proposal; the Tohil (patron deity) of the K'iche' Maya.	//
Centaurus	α Centauri B	Toliman	The name is originally from Arabic: ظليمان ẓalīmān ('two (male) ostriches').	/ˈtɒlɪmæn/
Camelopardalis	HD 104985	Tonatiuh	IAU new 2015 Named after Tonatiuh, the Aztec god of the Sun.	/toʊnəˈtiːuː/
Pisces	ο Piscium A	Torcular		/ˈtɔːrkjʊlər/
Canes Venatici	HAT-P-36	Tuiren	IAU new 2019 Irish proposal. The aunt of the warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill of Irish legend.	//
Crux	HD 108147	Tupã	IAU new 2019 Paraguayan proposal; Tupã is the name of God in the Guarani language.	//
Reticulum	HD 23079	Tupi	IAU new 2019 Brazilian proposal; named after the indigenous Tupi people.	/ˈtuːpi/
Puppis	ρ Puppis A	Tureis		/ˈtjʊəreɪs/
Hydra	ι Hydrae	Ukdah		/ˈʌkdə/
Centaurus	HD 102117	Uklun	IAU new 2019 Pitcairn Islands proposal. Aklen means 'we/us' in the Pitkern language.	/ˈʌklən/
Serpens	α Serpentis	Unukalhai	From Arabic: عنق الحية ʿunuq al-ḥayya ('the serpent's neck'), called Cor Serpentis ('Heart of the Serpent') in Latin.	/ˌjuːnək.ælˈheɪ/
Canis Major	σ Canis Majoris	Unurgunite		/ˌʌnərˈɡʌnaɪt/
Sagitta	HD 231701	Uruk	IAU new 2019 Iraqi proposal; named after Uruk, an ancient city of Sumer and Babylonia in Mesopotamia.	/ˈʊrʊk/
Sculptor	LTT 9779	Uúba	IAU new 2022 Colombian proposal; U'wa word referring to stars, seeds, or eyes.
Lyra	α Lyrae	Vega	The name is originally from Arabic: النسر الواقع an-nasr al-wāqiʿ ('the alighting vulture') also translated as 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 織女 ('weaving girl') from the Qi Xi love story. Vega is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism.	/ˈviːɡə, ˈveɪɡə/
Andromeda	14 Andromedae A	Veritate	IAU new 2015 Latin for 'where there is truth'.	/ˌvɛrᵻˈteɪtiː/
Virgo	ε Virginis	Vindemiatrix	Vindemiatrix is Latin for '(female) grape gatherer'.	/vɪnˌdiːmiˈeɪtrɪks/
Gemini	δ Geminorum Aa	Wasat		/ˈweɪsət/
Vela	WASP-19	Wattle	IAU new 2022 Australian proposal; named after Acacia pycnantha the national flower of Australia.	/ˈwɑːtl/
Columba	β Columbae	Wazn		/ˈwɒzən/
Canis Major	δ Canis Majoris Aa	Wezen		/ˈwiːzən/
Aquarius	WASP-69	Wouri	IAU new 2022 Cameroonian proposal; named after the river of the same name
Phoenix	ζ Phoenicis Aa	Wurren	A traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory of Australia.	/ˈwʊrən/
Scorpius	μ¹ Scorpii Aa	Xamidimura		/ˌkæmidiˈmʊərə/
Lyra	HD 173416	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.	/ˈʃiːhə/
Boötes	λ Boötis	Xuange	From the Chinese name 玄戈 Xuángē ('sombre lance').	//
Ophiuchus	ε Ophiuchi	Yed Posterior		/ˌjɛd pɒˈstɪəriər/
Ophiuchus	δ Ophiuchi	Yed Prior		/ˌjɛd ˈpraɪər/
Ursa Minor	δ Ursae Minoris	Yildun	From yildiz, Turkish for 'star'.	/jɪlˈdʌn/
Virgo	η Virginis Aa	Zaniah		/ˈzeɪniə/
Eridanus	γ Eridani	Zaurak	Traditional name, alternatively spelled Zaurac; originally from Arabic: زورق zawraq ('boat').	/ˈzɔːræk/
Virgo	β Virginis	Zavijava		/ˌzævᵻˈdʒævə/
Aquarius	HATS-72	Zembra	IAU new 2022 Tunisian proposal; named after the island of the same name.
Hydra	υ¹ Hydrae A	Zhang	From the Chinese name 張 Zhāng ('extended net').	/ˈdʒæŋ/
Eridanus	ζ Eridani Aa	Zibal		/ˈzaɪbəl/
Leo	δ Leonis	Zosma		/ˈzɒzmə/
Libra	α² Librae Aa	Zubenelgenubi		/zuːˌbɛnɛldʒᵻˈnuːbi/
Libra	γ Librae A	Zubenelhakrabi		/zuːˌbɛnɛlˈhækrəbi/
Libra	β Librae	Zubeneschamali		/zuːˌbɛnɛʃəˈmeɪli/

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