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In astronomy, stars have a variety of different stellar designations and names, including catalogue designations, current and historical proper names, and foreign language names. Only a tiny minority of known stars have proper names; all others have only designations from various catalogues or lists, or no identifier at all.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] 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 ...
The Book of Fixed Stars, a 10th-century synthesis of the comprehensive star catalogue in Ptolemy’s Almagest with local Arabic astronomical traditions on the constellations (notably the constellation system of the Anwā’). This page shows Orion (al-jabbar, "the giant"). The star Rigel in his foot derives its name from the Arabic rijl, "foot."
Stars may have multiple proper names, as many different cultures named them independently. Polaris, for example, has also been known by the names Alruccabah, Angel Stern, Cynosura, the Lodestar, Mismar, Navigatoria, Phoenice, the Pole Star, the Star of Arcady, Tramontana and Yilduz at various times and places by different cultures in human history.
Associated stars Description Image 1 Ashvini - अश्विनी "physician to the Gods" β "Sheratan" and γ "Mesarthim" Arietis: Lord: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol : Horse's head; Deity : Ashvins, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Mesha; Western zodiac 23°46 Aries - 7°06' Taurus; 2 ...
A-type star In the Harvard spectral classification system, a class of main-sequence star having spectra dominated by Balmer absorption lines of hydrogen. Stars of spectral class A are typically blue-white or white in color, measure between 1.4 and 2.1 times the mass of the Sun, and have surface temperatures of 7,600–10,000 kelvin.
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Toggle Other star listings subsection. 8.1 Other stars. 9 See also. 10 References. 11 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Lists of stars. ... 15 languages ...