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:
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 A 
 Proper Name   OtherAcamar  Theta EridaniAchernar  Alpha EridaniAchird  Eta CassiopeiaeAcrab  Beta ScorpiiAcrux  Alpha CrucisAcubens  Alpha CancriAdhafera  Zeta LeonisAdhara  Epsilon Canis MajorisAin  Epsilon TauriAl Kalb al Rai  Rho2 CepheiAl Minliar al Asad  Kappa LeonisAl Giedi  Alpha CapricorniAl Nair  Alpha GruisAl Niyat  Sigma ScorpiiAladfar  Eta LyraeAlamak  Gamma AndromedaeAlathfar  Mu LyraeAlbaldah  Pi SagittariiAlbali  Epsilon AquariiAlbireo  Beta CygniAlchiba  Alpha CorviAlcor  80 Ursae MajorisAlcyone  Eta TauriAldebaran  Alpha TauriAlderamin  Alpha CepheiAldhafera  Zeta LeonisAldhanab  Gamma GruisAldhibah  Zeta DraconisAlfecca Meridiana  Alpha Coronae AustralisAlfirk  Beta CepheiAlgedi  Alpha CapricorniAlgenib  Alpha Persei and Gamma PegasiAlgieba  Gamma LeonisAlgol  Beta PerseiAlgorab  Delta CorviAlhena  Gamma GeminorumAlioth  Epsilon Ursae MajorisAlkaid  Eta Ursae MajorisAlkalurops  Mu BootisAlkes  Alpha CraterisAlkurah  Xi CepheiAlmach  Gamma AndromedaeAlnilam  Epsilon OrionisAlnitak  Zeta OrionisAlniyat  Tau ScorpiiAlpha CentauriAlphard  Alpheratz  Alpha AndromedaeAlrakis  Mu DraconisAlrischa  Alpha PisciumAlsafi  Sigma DraconisAlschain  Beta AquilaeAlshat  Nu CapricorniAltarf  Beta CancriAltair  Alpha AquilaeAltais  Delta DraconisAlterf  Lambda LeonisAludra  Eta Canis MajorisAlula Australis  Xi Ursae MajorisAlula Borealis  Nu Ursae MajorisAlwaid  Beta DraconisAlya  Theta SerpentisAlzir  Xi GeminorumAncha  Theta AquariiAngetenar  Tau2 EridaniAnkaa  Alpha PhoenicisAntares  Alpha ScorpiiArcturus  Alpha BootisAlphecca  Alpha Coronae BorealisArkab Prior  Beta 1 SagittariiArkab Posterior  Beta 2 SagittariiArneb  Alpha LeporisArrakis  Mu DraconisArkab  Beta SagittariiAscella  Zeta SagittariiAsellus Australis  Delta CancriAsellus Borealis  Gamma CancriAsellus Primus  Theta BootisAsellus Secundus  Iota BootisAsellus Tertius  Kappa BootisAskella  Zeta SagittariiAspidiske  Iota CarinaeAsterion  Beta Canum VenaticorumAsterope  21 TauriAtik  Omicron PerseiAtlas  27 TauriAtria  Alpha Trianguli AustralisAvior  Epsilon CarinaeAzaleh  Zeta AurigaeAzelfafage  Pi1 CygniAzha  Eta EridaniAzmidiske  Xi Puppis

 B 
 Proper Name   DesignationBaham  Theta PegasiBaten Kaitos  Zeta CetiBecrux  Mimosa, Beta CrucisBeid  Omicron1 EridaniBellatrix  Gamma OrionisBenetnasch  Eta Ursae MajorisBetelgeuse  Alpha OrionisBetria  Beta Trianguli AustralisBharani (star)  41 ArietisBotein  Delta ArietisBrachium  Sigma LibraeBunda  Xi Aquarii

 C 
 Proper Name   DesignationCanopus  Alpha CarinaeCapella  Alpha AurigaeCaph  Beta CassiopeiaeCastor  Alpha GeminorumCebalrai  Beta OphiuchiCelaeno  16 TauriChara  Alpha Canum Venaticorum or sometimes BetaCheleb  Beta OphiuchiChertan  Theta LeonisChort  Theta LeonisChow  Beta SerpentisCursa  Beta Eridani

 D 
 Proper Name   DesignationDabih  Beta CapricorniDecrux  Delta CrucisDeneb  Alpha CygniDeneb Algedi  Delta CapricorniDeneb Dulfim  Epsilon DelphiniDeneb el Okab  Zeta AquilaeDenebola  Beta LeonisDeneb Kaitos  Beta CetiDeneb Kaitos Schemali  Iota CetiDheneb  Eta CetiDiadem  Alpha Comae BerenicesDiphda  Beta CetiDnoces  Dschubba  Delta ScorpiiDubhe  Alpha Ursae MajorisDuhr  Delta Leonis

 E 
 Proper Name   DesignationEdasich  Iota DraconisElectra  17 TauriElmuthalleth  Alpha TriangoliElnath  Beta TauriEltanin  Enif  Epsilon PegasiErrai  Gamma CepheiEtamin  Gamma Draconis

 F 
 Proper Name   DesignationFomalhaut  Alpha Piscis AustriniFum al Samakah  Beta PisciumFurud  Zeta Canis Majoris

 G 
 Proper Name   DesignationGacrux  Gamma CrucisGarnet Star  Mu CepheiGatria  Gamma Trianguli AustralisGJ 1061Gianfar  Lambda DraconisGiedi  Alpha CapricorniGienah Gurab  Gamma CorviGiennah  Epsilon CygniGirtab  Kappa ScorpiiGomeisa  Beta Canis MinorisGorgonea Tertia  Rho PerseiGrafias  Xi ScorpiiGrumium  Xi Draconis

 H 
 Proper Name   DesignationHadar  Beta CentauriHadir  Sigma PuppisHaldus  Epsilon AurigaeHamal  Alpha ArietisHassaleh  Iota AurigaeHead of Hydrus  Alpha HydriHeka  Lambda OrionisHeze  Zeta VirginiaHomam  Zeta PegasiHyadum I  Gamma TauriHyadum II  Delta1 Tauri

 I 
 Proper Name   DesignationIzar  Epsilon Bootis

 J 
 Proper Name   DesignationJabbah  Nu Scorpii

 K 
 Proper Name   DesignationKaffaljidhm  Gamma CetiKajam  Omega HerculisKaus Australis  Epsilon SagittariiKaus Borealis  Lambda SagittariiKaus Medius  Delta SagittariiKeid  Omicron2 EridaniKitalpha  Alpha EquuleiKochab  Beta Ursae MinorisKornephoros  Beta HerculisKraz  Beta CorviKsora  Delta CassiopeiaeKullat Nunu  Eta PisciumKuma  Nu Draconis

 L 
 Proper Name   DesignationLa Superba  Y Canum VenaticorumLesath  Upsilon ScorpiiLucida  Alpha MonocerotisLucida Anseris  Alpha Vulpeculae

 M 
 Proper Name   DesignationMaasym  Lambda HerculisMaia  20 TauriMarfark  Theta CassiopeiaeMarfik  Lambda OphiuchiMarkab  Alpha Pegasi and HR 2948 Matar  Eta PegasiMebsuta  Epsilon Geminorum Media  Delta SagittariiMegrez  Delta Ursae Majoris Meissa  Lambda OrionisMekbuda  Zeta GeminorumMenkab  Alpha CetiMenkalinan  Beta AurigaeMenkar  Alpha CetiMenkent  Theta CentauriMenchib  Xi PerseiMenkib  Zeta PerseiMerak  Beta Ursae MajorisMerga  38 BootisMerope  23 TauriMesarthim  Gamma ArietisMiaplacidus  Beta CarinaeMimosa  Minchir  Sigma HydraeMinelava  Delta VirginiaMinkar  Epsilon CorviMintaka  Delta OrionisMira  Omicron CetiMiram  Eta PerseiMirach  Beta AndromedaeMirfak  Alpha PerseiMirzam  Beta Canis MajorisMisam  Kappa PerseiMizar  Zeta Ursae MajorisMothallah  Alpha TrianguliMuphrid (or Mufrid)  Eta BootisMuliphein  Gamma Centauri, Gamma Canis MajorisMurzim  Beta Canis MajorisMuscida  Omicron Ursae Majoris, or Pi Ursae Majoris

 N 
 Proper Name   DesignationNair Al Saif  Iota OrionisNaos  Zeta PuppisNash  Gamma Sagit
tariiNashira  Gamma CapricorniNavi  Epsilon CassiopeiaeNekkar  Beta BoötisNihal  Beta LeporisNunki  Sigma SagittariiNusakan  Beta Coronae Borealis

 P 
 Proper Name   DesignationPhad (or Phecda)  Gamma Ursae MajorisPeacock  Alpha PavonisPhact  Alpha ColumbaePherkad  Gamma Ursae MinorisPherkard  Delta Ursae MinorisPleione  28 Tauri - see PleiadesPolaris Australis  Sigma OctantisPolaris  Alpha Ursae MinorisPollux  Beta GeminorumPorrima  Gamma VirginiaPraecipua  46 Leo MinorisProcyon  Alpha Canis MinorisPropus  Eta GeminorumPulcherrima  Epsilon Boötis

 R 
 Proper Name   DesignationRana  Delta EridaniRas Algethi  Alpha HerculisRas Alhague  Alpha OphiuchiRas Elased Australis  Epsilon LeonisRasalas  Mu LeonisRastaban  Beta DraconisRegor  Gamma VelorumRegulus  Alpha LeonisRigel  Beta OrionisRigil Kentaurus  Alpha CentauriRijl al Awwa  Mu VirginiaRotanev  Beta DelphiniRuchba  Omega 2 CygniRuchbah  Delta CassiopeiaeRukbat  Alpha Sagittarii

 S 
 Proper Name   DesignationSabik  Zeta OphiuchiSadachbia  Gamma AquariiSadalbari  Mu PegasiSadalmelik  Alpha AquariiSadalsuud  Beta AquariiSadatoni  Zeta AurigaeSadr  Gamma CygniSaiph Kappa OrionisSargas  Theta ScorpiiSarin  Delta HerculisSceptrum  53 EridaniScheat  Beta PegasiScheddi  Delta CapricorniSchedir or Schedar  Alpha CassiopeiaeSegin  Epsilon CassiopeiaeSeginus  Gamma BootisSham  Alpha SagittaeSheliak  Beta LyraeSheratan  Beta ArietisShaula  Lambda ScorpiiSkat  Delta AquariiSirius  Alpha Canis MajorisSitula  Kappa AquariiSpica  Alpha VirginiaSterope II  22 TauriSualocin  Alpha DelphiniSubra  Omicron LeonisSuhail  Lambda VelorumSulafat  Gamma LyraeSun  sometimes known as SolSyrma  Iota Virginia

 T 
 Proper Name   DesignationTabit  Pi3 OrionisTalitha Australis  Kappa Ursae MajorisTalitha Borealis  Iota Ursae MajorisTania Australis  Nu Ursae MajorisTania Borealis  Lambda Ursae MajorisTarazet or Tarazed  Gamma AquilaeTaygeta  19 TauriTegmen or Tegmine  Zeta CancriTerebellum  Omega SagittariiTejat Posterior  Mu GeminorumTejat Prior  Eta GeminorumThabit  Upsilon OrionisTheemin  Upsilon2 EridaniThuban  Alpha DraconisTien Kuan  Zeta TauriToliman  Alpha CentauriTorcularis Septemtrionalis  Omicron PisciumTseen Kee  Phi VelorumTureis  Pi PuppisTyl  Epsilon Draconis

 U 
 Proper Name   DesignationUnuk or Unukalhai  Alpha Serpentis

 V 
 Proper Name   DesignationVega  Alpha LyraeVindemiatrix  Epsilon Virginis

 W 
 Proper Name   DesignationWasat  Delta GeminorumWazn  Beta ColumbaeWei  Epsilon ScorpiiWezen  Delta Canis Majoris

 Y 
 Proper Name   DesignationYed Prior  Delta OphiuchiYed Posterior  Epsilon OphiuchiYildun  Delta Ursae Minoris

 Z 
 Proper Name   DesignationZaniah  Eta VirginisZaurak  Gamma EridaniZavijava  Beta VirginisZuben-el-Akrab  Gamma LibraeZuben-el-Akribi  Delta LibraeZubenelgenubi  Alpha LibraeZuben-el-schemali or Zubeneschamali  Beta Librae

Related pages
 List of stars

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