List of proper names of stars by constellation

This is the list of proper names for stars by constellation.

• bold: used in astronomy (capitalized in the star list of the 4th edition of Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
• italic: rare or obsolete

List

Crux

star	proper name	derivation
α Cru	Acrux	English (coined word)
	Magalhanica (Estrela de Magalhães)	Portuguese
β Cru	Mimosa	Portuguese
	Becrux	English (coined word)
γ Cru	Gacrux	English (coined word)
	Rubidea	Portuguese? Latin?
δ Cru	Palida	Portuguese
ε Cru	Intrometida	Portuguese

Grus

star	proper name	derivation
α Gru	Alnair	Arabic
γ Gru	Al Dhanab	Arabic

Lepus

star	proper name	derivation
α Lep	Arneb	Arabic
	Arsh	Arabic
β Lep	Nihal	Arabic

Pisces

star	proper name	derivation
α Psc	Alrescha	Arabic
	Okda	Arabic
	Kaitain	Arabic
β Psc	Fum al Samakah	Arabic
η Psc	Alpherg	Arabic
ο Psc	Torcularis Septentrionalis	Latin

See also

• List of Arabic star names
• List of proper names of stars
  • in alphabetical order
• Stars named after people
• Table of stars with Bayer designations
• Traditional Chinese star names

References

• Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
• Kunitzsch, P.; Smart T. (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.
• Bečvář, A., (1964). Atlas of the heavens II - Catalogue 1950.0 (4th enl. ed.). Cambridge: Sky Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Hoffleit,, D.; Jaschek, C. (1982). The Bright Star Catalogue (4th ed.). New Haven: Yale University Observatory.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
• Laffitte, R. (2005). Héritages arabes: Des noms arabes pour les étoiles (2^éme revue et corrigée ed.). Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geunthner / Les Cahiers de l'Orient. ISBN 2-7053-3712-1.