Star Names
| ANDROMEDA (And, ANDROMEDAE): the daughter of Cassiopeia | |||||||||
| ALPHA | And | Alpheratz or Sirrah (also delta Peg) | "the horse" or "navel" | ||||||
| BETA | And | Mirach | "the loins" | ||||||
| GAMMA | And | Almach | "earthkid" (Arabian weasel-like mammal) | ||||||
| XI | And | Adhil | (train of a garment) | ||||||
| ANTLIA (Ant, ANTLIAE): the pump | |||||||||
| APUS (Aps, APODIS): the bird of paradise | |||||||||
| AQUARIUS (Aqr, AQUARII): the water carrier | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Aqr | Sadal Melik | "lucky star of the king" | ||||||
| BETA | Aqr | Sadal Suud | "luck of lucks" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Aqr | Sadachbia | "lucky star of the tents" | ||||||
| DELTA | Aqr | Skat or Scheat or Seat | "shin" (lower leg) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Aqr | Al Bali | "the swallower" | ||||||
| THETA | Aqr | Ancha | "hip-bone" | ||||||
| CHI | Aqr | Situla | "water jar" | ||||||
| AQUILA (Aql, AQUILAE): the eagle | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Aql | Altair | "flying one" | ||||||
| BETA | Aql | Alshain | "falcon" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Aql | Tarazed | "plundering falcon" | ||||||
| IOTA | Aql | Al Thalimain | "the two ostriches" (with Lamda) | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Aql | Al Thalimain | "the two ostriches" (with Iota) | ||||||
| ARA (Ara, ARAE): the altar | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Ara | Choo or Tchou | "staff/club"; "pestle" (Chinese) | ||||||
| ARIES (Ari, ARIETIS): the ram | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Ari | Hamal | "ram" | ||||||
| BETA | Ari | Sheratan | "the two signs" (Pisces & Aries) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Ari | Mesarthim | "servants" | ||||||
| DELTA | Ari | Botein | "little belly" | ||||||
| AURIGA (Aur, AURIGAE): the charioteer | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Aur | Capella | "she-goat" | ||||||
| BETA | Aur | Menkalinan | "shoulder of him of the reins" (Charioteer) | ||||||
| DELTA | Aur | Prijipati | "Lord of Creation" (Sanskrit/Pali) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Aur | Maaz | "he-goat" | ||||||
| ZETA | Aur | Sadatoni | "two young goats (kids)" | ||||||
| IOTA | Aur | Kabdhilinan | "anklebone of the rein-holder" | ||||||
| BOOTES (Boo, BOOTIS): the oxherd | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Boo | Arcturus | "bear-guard" | ||||||
| BETA | Boo | Nekkar or Nakkar | "cattleman" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Boo | Seginus | from Theguius; medieval Latin translit. of Arabic tlt. of Greek "Bootes" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Boo | Mirak, Izar, or Pulcherrima | "loins" or "loincloth" | ||||||
| ETA | Boo | Muphrid | "isolated, single one (of the lance-bearer)" | ||||||
| MU | Boo | Alkalurops | "shepherd's crook" | ||||||
| CAELUM (Cae, CAELI): the graving tool | |||||||||
| CAMELOPARDALIS (Cam, CAMELOPARDALIS): the giraffe | |||||||||
| CANCER (Cnc, CANCRI): the crab | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cnc | Acubens | "claw" | ||||||
| BETA | Cnc | Tarf | "glance" or "eye" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cnc | Asellus Borealis | "northern donkey" | ||||||
| DELTA | Cnc | Asellus Australis | "southern donkey" | ||||||
| ZETA | Cnc | Tegmine | "cover" | ||||||
| CANES VENATICI (CVn, CANUM VENATICORUM): the hunting dogs | |||||||||
| ALPHA | CVn | Cor Caroli | "heart of Charles" (II of England) | ||||||
| BETA | CVn | Chara | "joy" | ||||||
| CANIS MAJOR (CMa, CANIS MAJORIS): the greater dog | |||||||||
| ALPHA | CMa | Sirius | "scorching" | ||||||
| BETA | CMa | Mirzam | ?? (no known translation) | ||||||
| GAMMA | CMa | Muliphein | "the two causing dispute and the swearing of an oath" | ||||||
| DELTA | CMa | Wezen | "weight" | ||||||
| EPSILON | CMa | Adhara | "maidens" | ||||||
| ZETA | CMa | Furud | "solitary ones" | ||||||
| ETA | CMa | Aludra | "maidenhood" | ||||||
| CANIS MINOR (CMi, CANIS MINORIS): the lesser dog | |||||||||
| ALPHA | CMi | Procyon | "before the dog" | ||||||
| BETA | CMi | Gomeisa | "the bleary eyed" | ||||||
| CAPRICORNUS (Cap, CAPRICORNI): the horned goat | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cap | Al Giedi | "goat" | ||||||
| BETA | Cap | Dabih | "slaughterer" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cap | Nashira | "she who brings good news" | ||||||
| DELTA | Cap | Deneb Algiedi | "tail of the goat" | ||||||
| CARINA (Car, CARINAE): the keel of the Argo | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Car | Canopus | (Menelaus's helmsman; also Egyptian seaport) | ||||||
| BETA | Car | Miaplacidus | "placid waters" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Car | Avior | ?? (modern) | ||||||
| IOTA | Car | Scutulum or Aspidiske | "little shield" | ||||||
| CASSIOPEIA (Cas, CASSIOPEIAE): the wife of Cepheus | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cas | Schedar or Shedir | "breast" | ||||||
| BETA | Cas | Caph | "palm" (reaching from the Pleiades) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cas | Tsih or Cih | "whip"? (Chinese) | ||||||
| DELTA | Cas | Ruchbah or Rukbah | "knee" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Cas | Segin or Navi | ?? ; "Ivan" backwards [Gus Grissom, Apollo 1] | ||||||
| ETA | Cas | Achird | ?? | ||||||
| CENTAURUS (Cen, CENTAURI): the centaur | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cen | Rigel Kentaurus or Rigilkent | "foot of the centaur" | ||||||
| BETA | Cen | Hadar or Agena | (no known translation) ; from A=alpha (wrong) and genu="knee" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cen | Muhlifain | (similar to Gamma CMa) | ||||||
| THETA | Cen | Menkent | "shoulder of the centaur" | ||||||
| KAPPA | Cen | Ke Kwan | (cavalry officer) | ||||||
| CEPHEUS (Cep, CEPHEI): the king of Ethiopia or Joppa | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cep | Alderamin | "right forearm" | ||||||
| BETA | Cep | Alfirk | "flock" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cep | Er Rai | "shepherd" | ||||||
| XI | Cep | Kurhah | "blaze" (horse's brow) | ||||||
| MU | Cep | The Garnet Star | "The Garnet Star" | ||||||
| CETUS (Cet, CETI): the whale (or whatever) menacing Andromeda | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cet | Menkar or Menkab | "nostril" | ||||||
| BETA | Cet | Diphda or Deneb Kaitos | "frog" or "tail of Cetus" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cet | Kaffaljidhmah | "cut-short hand" (reaching from the Pleiades) | ||||||
| ZETA | Cet | Baten Kaitos | "belly of Cetus" | ||||||
| IOTA | Cet | Schemali | "northern" (branch of the tail) | ||||||
| OMICRON | Cet | Mira | "wonderful" | ||||||
| CHAMAELEON (Cha, CHAMAELEONTIS): the chamaeleon | |||||||||
| CIRCINUS (Cir, CIRCINI): a pair of compasses | |||||||||
| COLUMBA (Col, COLUMBAE): the dove | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Col | Phact of Phaet | "dove" | ||||||
| BETA | Col | Wezn or Wazn | "weight" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Col | Tsze | "son" | ||||||
| COMA BERENICES (Com, COMAE BERENICES): Bernice's lock of hair | |||||||||
| CORONA AUSTRALIS (CrA, CORONAE AUSTRALIS): the southern crown | |||||||||
| CORONA BOREALIS (CrB, CORONAE BOREALIS): the northern crown | |||||||||
| ALPHA | CrB | Gemma or Alphecca | "gem" or "the broken" (ring of stars) | ||||||
| BETA | CrB | Nusakan | "the two series" | ||||||
| CORVUS (Crv, CORVI): the crow | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Crv | Alchibah | "tent" | ||||||
| BETA | Crv | Kraz; also Tso Hea | ?? ; "left-handed lynch-pin" (from Chinese carriage constellation) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Crv | Gienah | "wing" | ||||||
| DELTA | Crv | Algorab | "raven" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Crv | Minkar | "beak" | ||||||
| CRATER (Crt, CRATERIS): the cup | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Crt | Alkes | "cup" | ||||||
| CRUX (Cru, CRUCIS): the cross | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cru | Acrux | "alpha of Crux" | ||||||
| BETA | Cru | Mimosa | "mime"? or "mimosas"? (plant) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cru | Gacrux | "gamma of Crux" | ||||||
| CYGNUS (Cyg, CYGNI): the swan | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Cyg | Deneb | "tail of the hen" | ||||||
| BETA | Cyg | Albireo | (from Ireus, a fragrant flower) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Cyg | Sadr | "breast" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Cyg | Gienah | "wing" | ||||||
| OMEGA | Cyg | Ruchba | "hen's knee" | ||||||
| PI 1 | Cyg | Azelfafage | "tortoise" (originally referred to Lyra) | ||||||
| DELPHINUS (Del, DELPHINI): the dolphin | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Del | Sualocin | "Nicolaus" backwards | ||||||
| BETA | Del | Rotanev | "Venator" backwards | ||||||
| EPSILON | Del | Deneb or Al Dhanab al Dulfim | "tail" or "tail of the dolphin" | ||||||
| DORADO (Dor, DORADUS): the goldfish | |||||||||
| DRACO (Dra, DRACONIS): the dragon | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Dra | Thuban | "snake" | ||||||
| BETA | Dra | Rastaban | "head of the snake" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Dra | Eltanin | "snake" (alternate word; Arabic name for Draco) | ||||||
| DELTA | Dra | Nodus Secundus or Altais | "second knot" or ?? (misreading of same word as in Gamma Dra) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Dra | Tyl; also Kin Yu | ?? ; "goldfish" | ||||||
| ZETA | Dra | Kaou Pih | ?? | ||||||
| IOTA | Dra | Edasich | "hyena" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Dra | Giauzar | "dragon" (mythical Persian name designating nodes of lunar orbit) | ||||||
| MU | Dra | Arrakis | "dancer" | ||||||
| NU | Dra | Kuma | "as last" | ||||||
| XI | Dra | Grumium | "jaw" | ||||||
| SIGMA | Dra | Alsafi | "cooking tripod" | ||||||
| PSI | Dra | Dziban | "the two jackals" | ||||||
| EQUULEUS (Equ, EQUULEI): the little horse | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Equ | Kitalpha | "part of the horse" | ||||||
| ERIDANUS (Eri, ERIDANI): the river | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Eri | Achernar | "end of the river" | ||||||
| BETA | Eri | Cursa | "chair/footstool of Orion" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Eri | Zaurak | "boat" | ||||||
| DELTA | Eri | Rana | "frog" | ||||||
| ETA | Eri | Azha | "hatching place" | ||||||
| THETA | Eri | Acamar | "end of the river" (before Achernar was added) | ||||||
| OMICRON 1 | Eri | Beid | "eggs" (ostrich) | ||||||
| OMICRON 2 | Eri | Keid | "broken eggshell" | ||||||
| TAU 2 | Eri | Angetenar | "curve of the river" | ||||||
| FORNAX (For, FORNACIS): the furnace | |||||||||
| GEMINI (Gem, GEMINORIUM): the twins, Castor and Pollux | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Gem | Castor | "beaver" | ||||||
| BETA | Gem | Pollux | "much wine" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Gem | Almeisan or Alhena | "shining" or "the mark" (on the neck of a camel) | ||||||
| DELTA | Gem | Wasat | "middle of the sky" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Gem | Mebsuta | "outstretched" (paw) | ||||||
| ZETA | Gem | Mekbuda | "pulled in" (paw) | ||||||
| ETA | Gem | Propus (Tejat prior) | "forward foot" | ||||||
| MU | Gem | Tejat (Tejat posterior) | ?? (no translation) | ||||||
| GRUS (Gru, GRUIS): the crane | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Gru | Al Na'ir | "the bright" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Gru | Al Dhanab | "tail" | ||||||
| HERCULES (Her, HERCULIS): Heracles, the hero | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Her | Ras Algethi | "head of the kneeling one" | ||||||
| BETA | Her | Kornephoros | "club-bearer" | ||||||
| DELTA | Her | Sarin | ?? | ||||||
| KAPPA | Her | Maasim | "wrist" | ||||||
| XI | Her | Marfik | "elbow" | ||||||
| OMEGA | Her | Cujam | "club" | ||||||
| HOROLOGIUM (Hor, HOROLOGII): the clock | |||||||||
| HYDRA (Hya, HYDRAE): the water serpent (female) | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Hya | Alphard or Cor Hydrae | "the solitary" or "heart of the hydra" | ||||||
| SIGMA | Hya | Minhar al Shuja | "the snake's nose" | ||||||
| TAU | Hya | Ukdah | "the knot" | ||||||
| HYDRUS (Hyi, HYDRI): the water serpent (male) | |||||||||
| INDUS (Ind, INDI): the (American) Indian | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Ind | Al nair | "bright" | ||||||
| LACERTA (Lac, LACERTAE): the lizard | |||||||||
| LEO (Leo, LEONIS): the lion | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Leo | Regulus, Cor Leonis or Kalb | "prince", "heart of the lion" | ||||||
| BETA | Leo | Denebola | "tail of the lion" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Leo | Al Gieba | "forehead" | ||||||
| DELTA | Leo | Zozma | "enzonement" or "loincloth" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Leo | Ras Elased | "head of the lion" | ||||||
| ZETA | Leo | Adhafera | "curl" (of hair) | ||||||
| THETA | Leo | Coxa or Chort or Chertan | "hip" or "small rib" or "two small ribs" | ||||||
| IOTA | Leo | Tsze Tseang | "second general" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Leo | Alterf | "glance" | ||||||
| MU | Leo | Rasalas | "head of the lion" | ||||||
| LEO MINOR (LMi, LEONIS MINORIS): the lesser lion | |||||||||
| 46 | Lmi | Praecipula | "principal star" | ||||||
| LEPUS (Lep, LEPORIS): the hare | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Lep | Arneb | "hare" | ||||||
| BETA | Lep | Nihal | "camels quenching their thirst" | ||||||
| LIBRA (Lib, LIBRAE): the scales (weighing) | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Lib | Zuben El Genubi | "southern claw" (of the scorpion) | ||||||
| BETA | Lib | Zuben Eschamali | "northern claw" (of the scorpion) | ||||||
| DELTA | Lib | Mulu-lizi | "man of fire" | ||||||
| ETA | Lib | Zubenhakrabi or Zubanalakrab | "scorpion's claw" | ||||||
| LUPUS (Lup, LUPI): the wolf | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Lup | Men | ?? | ||||||
| LYNX (Lyn, LYNX): the lynx | |||||||||
| LYRA (Lyr, LYRAE): the lyre | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Lyr | Vega | "the swooping" (eagle) | ||||||
| BETA | Lyr | Sheliak or Shelyak | "harp" (from Greek Sambyke, a kind of harp) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Lyr | Sulafat | "tortoise" | ||||||
| ETA | Lyr | Aladfar | (with Mu:) "talons" (of the swooping eagle) | ||||||
| MU | Lyr | Al Athfar | (with Eta:) "talons" (of the swooping eagle) | ||||||
| MENSA (Men, MENSAE): the Table (mountain) | |||||||||
| MICROSCOPIUM (Mic, MICROSCOPII): the microscope | |||||||||
| MONOCEROS (Mon, MONOCEROTIS): the unicorn | |||||||||
| MUSCA (Mus, MUSCAE): the fly | |||||||||
| NORMA (Nor, NORMAE): the carpenter's level | |||||||||
| OCTANS (Oct, OCTANTIS): the octant | |||||||||
| OPHIUCHUS (Oph, OPHIUCHI): the snake holder | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Oph | Ras Alhague | "head of the snake" | ||||||
| BETA | Oph | Cheleb or Celbalrai | "dog of the shepherd" | ||||||
| DELTA | Oph | Yed Prior | "hand" (before; western) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Oph | Yed Posterior | "hand" (after; eastern) | ||||||
| ETA | Oph | Sabik | "the preceding" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Oph | Marfik | "elbow" | ||||||
| ORION (Ori, ORIONIS): the hunter | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Ori | Betelgeuse | "hand of Al-Jazwa" | ||||||
| BETA | Ori | Rigel | "foot" (west) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Ori | Bellatrix | "warrioress" (west shoulder) | ||||||
| DELTA | Ori | Mintaka | "belt" (west end) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Ori | Alnilam | "arrangement" (of pearls; middle of belt) | ||||||
| ZETA | Ori | Alnitak | "belt" (east end) | ||||||
| IOTA | Ori | Na'ir al Saif | "bright one of the sword" (tip) | ||||||
| KAPPA | Ori | Saiph | "sword" (hilt) | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Ori | Heka or Meissa | "white spot" or "shining" (Orion's head) | ||||||
| UPSILON | Ori | Thabit | "fixed star" (sometimes given to Pi3 Ori or Tau Ori) | ||||||
| PAVO (Pav, PAVONIS): the peacock | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Pav | The peacock star | "The peacock star" | ||||||
| PEGASUS (Peg, PEGASI): the winged horse | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Peg | Markab or Marchab | "shoulder" (from Mankib) | ||||||
| BETA | Peg | Scheat | "leg" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Peg | Algenib | "flank" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Peg | Enif | "nose" | ||||||
| ZETA | Peg | Homam | "the high-minded man" | ||||||
| ETA | Peg | Matar | "rain" | ||||||
| THETA | Peg | Baham | "livestock" | ||||||
| MU | Peg | Sadalbari | "lucky star of the excellent one" | ||||||
| PERSEUS (Per, PERSEI): the rescuer of Andromeda | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Per | Mirfak or Marfak | "elbow" | ||||||
| BETA | Per | Algol | "the ghoul" | ||||||
| XI | Per | Menkib | "shoulder" | ||||||
| OMICRON | Per | Atik | "shoulder" (of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| PHOENIX (Phe, PHOENICIS): the phoenix | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Phe | Ankaa | (a fabulous bird in Arab myth) | ||||||
| PICTOR (Pic, PICTORIS): the painter (originally his easel) | |||||||||
| PISCES (Psc, PISCIUM): the fish | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Psc | Al Rescha or Rischa | "rope" | ||||||
| BETA | Psc | Fum al Samakah | "the fish's mouth" | ||||||
| PISCIS AUSTRINUS (PsA, PISCIS AUSTRINI): the southern fish | |||||||||
| ALPHA | PsA | Fomalhaut | "mouth of the fish" | ||||||
| PUPPIS (Pup, PUPPIS): the poop deck of the Argo | |||||||||
| ZETA | Pup | Naos | "ship" | ||||||
| XI | Pup | Asmidiske | "little shield" | ||||||
| PYXIS (Pyx, PYXIDIS): the box, or compass, of the Argo | |||||||||
| RETICULUM (Ret, RETICULI): the net (optical instrument) | |||||||||
| SAGITTA (Sge, SAGITTAE): the arrow | |||||||||
| SAGITTARIUS (Sgr, SAGITTARII): the archer | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Sgr | Rukbat | "knee" | ||||||
| BETA | Sgr | Arkab | "hamstring" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Sgr | (El) Nasl | "arrowhead" | ||||||
| DELTA | Sgr | Kaus Media | "bow" (middle) | ||||||
| EPSILON | Sgr | Kaus Australis | "bow" (southern) | ||||||
| ZETA | Sgr | Ascella | "armpit" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Sgr | Kaus Borealis | "bow" (northern) | ||||||
| SIGMA | Sgr | Nunki | "of Enki" (Sumerian god of waters & of most ancient city of Eridu) | ||||||
| SCORPIUS (Sco, SCORPII): the scorpion | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Sco | Antares | "anti-Ares", rival of Mars | ||||||
| BETA | Sco | Graffias or Acrab | "claws" (Latin) or "scorpion" (Arabic) | ||||||
| DELTA | Sco | Dschubba | "forehead" | ||||||
| THETA | Sco | Sargas | "seizer/smiter" (Babylonian title; name of a weapon of the God of War) | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Sco | Shaula | "raised tail" | ||||||
| NU | Sco | Jabbah | "forehead" | ||||||
| SIGMA | Sco | Al Niyat | "the arteries" | ||||||
| UPSILON | Sco | Lesath or Lesuth | "sting" or "bite" (of a poisonous animal) | ||||||
| OMEGA | Sco | Jabhat al Akrab | "scorpion's forehead" | ||||||
| SCULPTOR (Scl, SCULPTORIS): the sculptor (originally his studio) | |||||||||
| SCUTUM (Sct, SCUTI): the shield | |||||||||
| SERPENS (Ser, SERPENTIS): the snake | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Ser | Unuk Al Hay or Unukalhai | "neck of the snake" | ||||||
| BETA | Ser | Chow | "imperial dynasty" | ||||||
| THETA | Ser | Alya | "the fatty tail" (of a breed of Oriental sheep) | ||||||
| SEXTANS (Sex, SEXTANTIS): the sextant | |||||||||
| TAURUS (Tau, TAURI): the bull | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Tau | Aldebaran | "follower" (of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| BETA | Tau | El Nath | "the butting" (horn) | ||||||
| GAMMA | Tau | Primus Hyadum | "first Hyad" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Tau | Ain | (second) "eye of the bull" (after Aldebaran) | ||||||
| ETA/25 | Tau | Alcyone | "queen who wards off evil [storms]" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 27 | Tau | Atlas | "he who dares/suffers" (a Titan; father of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 17 | Tau | Electra | "amber/shining/bright" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 20 | Tau | Maia | "grandmother/mother", "nurse", "great one" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 23 | Tau | Merope | "eloquent", "bee-eater", "mortal" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 19 | Tau | Taygeta | ?? (maybe) "long-necked" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 28/BU | Tau | Pleione | "sailing queen" (an Oceanid; mother of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 16 | Tau | Celaeno | "swarthy" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| 21/22 | Tau | Asterope | "lightning/twinkling/sun-face/stubborn-face" (one of the Pleiades) | ||||||
| TELESCOPIUM (Tel, TELESCOPII): the telescope | |||||||||
| TRIANGULUM (Tri, TRIANGULI): the triangle | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Tri | Mothallah or Caput Trianguli | "triangle", "head of the triangle" | ||||||
| TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE (TrA, TRIANGULI AUSTRALIS): the southern triangle | |||||||||
| ALPHA | TrA | Atria | "alpha of triangulum australe" | ||||||
| TUCANA (Tuc, TUCANAE): the toucan | |||||||||
| URSA MAJOR (UMa, URSAE MAJORIS): the greater bear | |||||||||
| ALPHA | UMa | Dubhe, Dubh, Dubb, or Alruccabah | "bear" | ||||||
| BETA | UMa | Merak or Mirak | "loins" | ||||||
| GAMMA | UMa | Phad or Phecda | "thigh" | ||||||
| DELTA | UMa | Megrez | "insertion-point" (of the bear's tail) | ||||||
| EPSILON | UMa | Alioth | "black horse/bull" | ||||||
| ZETA | UMa | Mizar | (from a corrupt reading of "loins"; see Beta UMa) | ||||||
| 80 | UMa | Alcor | (derivation similar to Epsilon Uma) | ||||||
| ETA | UMa | Alkaid or Benetnasch | "the leader" (of the mourning women?); "daughters of the bier" | ||||||
| THETA | UMa | Al Haud | "the pond" | ||||||
| IOTA | UMa | Talitha Borealis or Dnoces | "third [leap of the gazelle], north"; "Second" backwards [Ed White II, Apollo 1] | ||||||
| KAPPA | UMa | Talitha Australis | "third [leap of the gazelle], south" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | UMa | Tania Borealis | "second [leap of the gazelle], north" | ||||||
| MU | UMa | Tania Australis | "second [leap of the gazelle], south" | ||||||
| NU | UMa | Alula Borealis | "first [leap of the gazelle], north" | ||||||
| XI | UMa | Alula Australis | "first [leap of the gazelle], south" | ||||||
| OMICRON | UMa | Muscida | "muzzle" | ||||||
| URSA MINOR (UMi, URSAE MINORIS): the lesser bear | |||||||||
| ALPHA | UMi | Polaris | "pole star" | ||||||
| BETA | UMi | Kochab or Kokab | "star" | ||||||
| GAMMA | UMi | Pherkab | "calf" | ||||||
| DELTA | UMi | Yildun | "star" | ||||||
| VELA (Vel, VELORUM): the sails of the Argo | |||||||||
| GAMMA | Vel | Suhail or Regor | ?? (no translation); "Roger" backwards [Roger Chaffee, Apollo 1] | ||||||
| KAPPA | Vel | Markab | "ship" | ||||||
| LAMBDA | Vel | Suhail | ?? (no translation) | ||||||
| PHI | Vel | Tseen Ke | "heaven's record" | ||||||
| VIRGO (Vir, VIRGINIS): the virgin | |||||||||
| ALPHA | Vir | Spica or Azimech | "ear of wheat" (held by Virgo), ?? | ||||||
| BETA | Vir | Zavijava or Alaraph | "corner of the barker"; "grape gatherer" | ||||||
| GAMMA | Vir | Porrima | (Roman goddess of childbirth) | ||||||
| DELTA | Vir | Auva | "the barker" | ||||||
| EPSILON | Vir | Vindemiatrix | "vine-harvestress" | ||||||
| ZETA | Vir | Heze | ?? | ||||||
| ETA | Vir | Zaniah | "corner" | ||||||
| IOTA | Vir | Syrma | "train" (of a garment) | ||||||
| VOLANS (Vol, VOLANTIS): the flying fish | |||||||||
| VULPECULA (Vul, VULPECULAE): the little fox | |||||||||
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Steven Gibson