List of traditional star names

This is a list of traditional names for stars, mostly from Arabic and Latin.

To find out more about any of these stars, look them up in the SIMBAD international database:

• SIMBAD online

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A

Proper Name	Other
Acamar	Theta Eridani
Achernar	Alpha Eridani
Achird	Eta Cassiopeiae
Acrab	Beta Scorpii
Acrux	Alpha Crucis
Acubens	Alpha Cancri
Adhafera	Zeta Leonis
Adhara	Epsilon Canis Majoris
Ain	Epsilon Tauri
Al Kalb al Rai	Rho2 Cephei
Al Minliar al Asad	Kappa Leonis
Al Giedi	Alpha Capricorni
Al Nair	Alpha Gruis
Al Niyat	Sigma Scorpii
Aladfar	Eta Lyrae
Alamak	Gamma Andromedae
Alathfar	Mu Lyrae
Albaldah	Pi Sagittarii
Albali	Epsilon Aquarii
Albireo	Beta Cygni
Alchiba	Alpha Corvi
Alcor	80 Ursae Majoris
Alcyone	Eta Tauri
Aldebaran	Alpha Tauri
Alderamin	Alpha Cephei
Aldhafera	Zeta Leonis
Aldhanab	Gamma Gruis
Aldhibah	Zeta Draconis
Alfecca Meridiana	Alpha Coronae Australis
Alfirk	Beta Cephei
Algedi	Alpha Capricorni
Algenib	Alpha Persei and Gamma Pegasi
Algieba	Gamma Leonis
Algol	Beta Persei
Algorab	Delta Corvi
Alhena	Gamma Geminorum
Alioth	Epsilon Ursae Majoris
Alkaid	Eta Ursae Majoris
Alkalurops	Mu Bootis
Alkes	Alpha Crateris
Alkurah	Xi Cephei
Almach	Gamma Andromedae
Alnilam	Epsilon Orionis
Alnitak	Zeta Orionis
Alniyat	Tau Scorpii
Alpha Centauri
Alphard
Alpheratz	Alpha Andromedae
Alrakis	Mu Draconis
Alrischa	Alpha Piscium
Alsafi	Sigma Draconis
Alschain	Beta Aquilae
Alshat	Nu Capricorni
Altarf	Beta Cancri
Altair	Alpha Aquilae
Altais	Delta Draconis
Alterf	Lambda Leonis
Aludra	Eta Canis Majoris
Alula Australis	Xi Ursae Majoris
Alula Borealis	Nu Ursae Majoris
Alwaid	Beta Draconis
Alya	Theta Serpentis
Alzir	Xi Geminorum
Ancha	Theta Aquarii
Angetenar	Tau2 Eridani
Ankaa	Alpha Phoenicis
Antares	Alpha Scorpii
Arcturus	Alpha Bootis
Alphecca	Alpha Coronae Borealis
Arkab Prior	Beta 1 Sagittarii
Arkab Posterior	Beta 2 Sagittarii
Arneb	Alpha Leporis
Arrakis	Mu Draconis
Arkab	Beta Sagittarii
Ascella	Zeta Sagittarii
Asellus Australis	Delta Cancri
Asellus Borealis	Gamma Cancri
Asellus Primus	Theta Bootis
Asellus Secundus	Iota Bootis
Asellus Tertius	Kappa Bootis
Askella	Zeta Sagittarii
Aspidiske	Iota Carinae
Asterion	Beta Canum Venaticorum
Asterope	21 Tauri
Atik	Omicron Persei
Atlas	27 Tauri
Atria	Alpha Trianguli Australis
Avior	Epsilon Carinae
Azaleh	Zeta Aurigae
Azelfafage	Pi1 Cygni
Azha	Eta Eridani
Azmidiske	Xi Puppis

B

Proper Name	Designation
Baham	Theta Pegasi
Baten Kaitos	Zeta Ceti
Becrux	Mimosa, Beta Crucis
Beid	Omicron1 Eridani
Bellatrix	Gamma Orionis
Benetnasch	Eta Ursae Majoris
Betelgeuse	Alpha Orionis
Betria	Beta Trianguli Australis
Bharani (star)	41 Arietis
Botein	Delta Arietis
Brachium	Sigma Librae
Bunda	Xi Aquarii

C

Proper Name	Designation
Canopus	Alpha Carinae
Capella	Alpha Aurigae
Caph	Beta Cassiopeiae
Castor	Alpha Geminorum
Cebalrai	Beta Ophiuchi
Celaeno	16 Tauri
Chara	Alpha Canum Venaticorum or sometimes Beta
Cheleb	Beta Ophiuchi
Chertan	Theta Leonis
Chort	Theta Leonis
Chow	Beta Serpentis
Cursa	Beta Eridani

D

Proper Name	Designation
Dabih	Beta Capricorni
Decrux	Delta Crucis
Deneb	Alpha Cygni
Deneb Algedi	Delta Capricorni
Deneb Dulfim	Epsilon Delphini
Deneb el Okab	Zeta Aquilae
Denebola	Beta Leonis
Deneb Kaitos	Beta Ceti
Deneb Kaitos Schemali	Iota Ceti
Dheneb	Eta Ceti
Diadem	Alpha Comae Berenices
Diphda	Beta Ceti
Dnoces
Dschubba	Delta Scorpii
Dubhe	Alpha Ursae Majoris
Duhr	Delta Leonis

E

Proper Name	Designation
Edasich	Iota Draconis
Electra	17 Tauri
Elmuthalleth	Alpha Triangoli
Elnath	Beta Tauri
Eltanin
Enif	Epsilon Pegasi
Errai	Gamma Cephei
Etamin	Gamma Draconis

F

Proper Name	Designation
Fomalhaut	Alpha Piscis Austrini
Fum al Samakah	Beta Piscium
Furud	Zeta Canis Majoris

G

Proper Name	Designation
Gacrux	Gamma Crucis
Garnet Star	Mu Cephei
Gatria	Gamma Trianguli Australis
GJ 1061
Gianfar	Lambda Draconis
Giedi	Alpha Capricorni
Gienah Gurab	Gamma Corvi
Giennah	Epsilon Cygni
Girtab	Kappa Scorpii
Gomeisa	Beta Canis Minoris
Gorgonea Tertia	Rho Persei
Grafias	Xi Scorpii
Grumium	Xi Draconis

H

Proper Name	Designation
Hadar	Beta Centauri
Hadir	Sigma Puppis
Haldus	Epsilon Aurigae
Hamal	Alpha Arietis
Hassaleh	Iota Aurigae
Head of Hydrus	Alpha Hydri
Heka	Lambda Orionis
Heze	Zeta Virginia
Homam	Zeta Pegasi
Hyadum I	Gamma Tauri
Hyadum II	Delta1 Tauri

I

Proper Name	Designation
Izar	Epsilon Bootis

J

Proper Name	Designation
Jabbah	Nu Scorpii

K

Proper Name	Designation
Kaffaljidhm	Gamma Ceti
Kajam	Omega Herculis
Kaus Australis	Epsilon Sagittarii
Kaus Borealis	Lambda Sagittarii
Kaus Medius	Delta Sagittarii
Keid	Omicron2 Eridani
Kitalpha	Alpha Equulei
Kochab	Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros	Beta Herculis
Kraz	Beta Corvi
Ksora	Delta Cassiopeiae
Kullat Nunu	Eta Piscium
Kuma	Nu Draconis

L

Proper Name	Designation
La Superba	Y Canum Venaticorum
Lesath	Upsilon Scorpii
Lucida	Alpha Monocerotis
Lucida Anseris	Alpha Vulpeculae

M

Proper Name	Designation
Maasym	Lambda Herculis
Maia	20 Tauri
Marfark	Theta Cassiopeiae
Marfik	Lambda Ophiuchi
Markab	Alpha Pegasi and HR 2948
Matar	Eta Pegasi
Mebsuta	Epsilon Geminorum
Media	Delta Sagittarii
Megrez	Delta Ursae Majoris
Meissa	Lambda Orionis
Mekbuda	Zeta Geminorum
Menkab	Alpha Ceti
Menkalinan	Beta Aurigae
Menkar	Alpha Ceti
Menkent	Theta Centauri
Menchib	Xi Persei
Menkib	Zeta Persei
Merak	Beta Ursae Majoris
Merga	38 Bootis
Merope	23 Tauri
Mesarthim	Gamma Arietis
Miaplacidus	Beta Carinae
Mimosa
Minchir	Sigma Hydrae
Minelava	Delta Virginia
Minkar	Epsilon Corvi
Mintaka	Delta Orionis
Mira	Omicron Ceti
Miram	Eta Persei
Mirach	Beta Andromedae
Mirfak	Alpha Persei
Mirzam	Beta Canis Majoris
Misam	Kappa Persei
Mizar	Zeta Ursae Majoris
Mothallah	Alpha Trianguli
Muphrid (or Mufrid)	Eta Bootis
Muliphein	Gamma Centauri, Gamma Canis Majoris
Murzim	Beta Canis Majoris
Muscida	Omicron Ursae Majoris, or Pi Ursae Majoris

N

Proper Name	Designation
Nair Al Saif	Iota Orionis
Naos	Zeta Puppis
Nash	Gamma Sagit tarii
Nashira	Gamma Capricorni
Navi	Epsilon Cassiopeiae
Nekkar	Beta Boötis
Nihal	Beta Leporis
Nunki	Sigma Sagittarii
Nusakan	Beta Coronae Borealis

P

Proper Name	Designation
Phad (or Phecda)	Gamma Ursae Majoris
Peacock	Alpha Pavonis
Phact	Alpha Columbae
Pherkad	Gamma Ursae Minoris
Pherkard	Delta Ursae Minoris
Pleione	28 Tauri - see Pleiades
Polaris Australis	Sigma Octantis
Polaris	Alpha Ursae Minoris
Pollux	Beta Geminorum
Porrima	Gamma Virginia
Praecipua	46 Leo Minoris
Procyon	Alpha Canis Minoris
Propus	Eta Geminorum
Pulcherrima	Epsilon Boötis

R

Proper Name	Designation
Rana	Delta Eridani
Ras Algethi	Alpha Herculis
Ras Alhague	Alpha Ophiuchi
Ras Elased Australis	Epsilon Leonis
Rasalas	Mu Leonis
Rastaban	Beta Draconis
Regor	Gamma Velorum
Regulus	Alpha Leonis
Rigel	Beta Orionis
Rigil Kentaurus	Alpha Centauri
Rijl al Awwa	Mu Virginia
Rotanev	Beta Delphini
Ruchba	Omega 2 Cygni
Ruchbah	Delta Cassiopeiae
Rukbat	Alpha Sagittarii

S

Proper Name	Designation
Sabik	Zeta Ophiuchi
Sadachbia	Gamma Aquarii
Sadalbari	Mu Pegasi
Sadalmelik	Alpha Aquarii
Sadalsuud	Beta Aquarii
Sadatoni	Zeta Aurigae
Sadr	Gamma Cygni
Saiph	Kappa Orionis
Sargas	Theta Scorpii
Sarin	Delta Herculis
Sceptrum	53 Eridani
Scheat	Beta Pegasi
Scheddi	Delta Capricorni
Schedir or Schedar	Alpha Cassiopeiae
Segin	Epsilon Cassiopeiae
Seginus	Gamma Bootis
Sham	Alpha Sagittae
Sheliak	Beta Lyrae
Sheratan	Beta Arietis
Shaula	Lambda Scorpii
Skat	Delta Aquarii
Sirius	Alpha Canis Majoris
Situla	Kappa Aquarii
Spica	Alpha Virginia
Sterope II	22 Tauri
Sualocin	Alpha Delphini
Subra	Omicron Leonis
Suhail	Lambda Velorum
Sulafat	Gamma Lyrae
Sun	sometimes known as Sol
Syrma	Iota Virginia

T

Proper Name	Designation
Tabit	Pi3 Orionis
Talitha Australis	Kappa Ursae Majoris
Talitha Borealis	Iota Ursae Majoris
Tania Australis	Nu Ursae Majoris
Tania Borealis	Lambda Ursae Majoris
Tarazet or Tarazed	Gamma Aquilae
Taygeta	19 Tauri
Tegmen or Tegmine	Zeta Cancri
Terebellum	Omega Sagittarii
Tejat Posterior	Mu Geminorum
Tejat Prior	Eta Geminorum
Thabit	Upsilon Orionis
Theemin	Upsilon2 Eridani
Thuban	Alpha Draconis
Tien Kuan	Zeta Tauri
Toliman	Alpha Centauri
Torcularis Septemtrionalis	Omicron Piscium
Tseen Kee	Phi Velorum
Tureis	Pi Puppis
Tyl	Epsilon Draconis

U

Proper Name	Designation
Unuk or Unukalhai	Alpha Serpentis

V

Proper Name	Designation
Vega	Alpha Lyrae
Vindemiatrix	Epsilon Virginis

W

Proper Name	Designation
Wasat	Delta Geminorum
Wazn	Beta Columbae
Wei	Epsilon Scorpii
Wezen	Delta Canis Majoris

Y

Proper Name	Designation
Yed Prior	Delta Ophiuchi
Yed Posterior	Epsilon Ophiuchi
Yildun	Delta Ursae Minoris

Z

Proper Name	Designation
Zaniah	Eta Virginis
Zaurak	Gamma Eridani
Zavijava	Beta Virginis
Zuben-el-Akrab	Gamma Librae
Zuben-el-Akribi	Delta Librae
Zubenelgenubi	Alpha Librae
Zuben-el-schemali or Zubeneschamali	Beta Librae

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Related pages

• List of stars

Other websites

• Jim Kaler's star page Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine