1 +2.06-0.11 21 Alpha Andromedae Alpheratz Alpheratz comes from Al Surrat al Fras, the Horses Naval. It is a spectroscopicbinary with a period of 96.7 days. The stars luminosity is about 160 Suns.1 +2.06+1.58343 Beta Andromedae Mirach The Arabic Mizar, a girdle or waist-cloth. In later Arabian astronomy it wasknown as Al Janb al Musalsalah, the Side of the Chained Womam. 1 +2.18+1.20357 Gamma Andromedae Almach Almach is from Al Anak al Ard, a small predatory animal of Arabia, similar to abadger. Beautiful double star with a fine contrast of orange and greenish-blue.1 +3.27+1.28331 Delta Andromedae Part of the Chinese Tien Ke, the Heavenly Stable. A 12th magnitude companionwas discovered by S.W.Burnham in 1878 and is a red dwarf of spectral type M2. 4 +2.96+0.97134 Alpha Aquarii Sadalmelik The Arabic Al Sad al Malik, the Lucky One of the King. 1100 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 6000 Suns. About 80 times the diameter of the Sun.4 +2.91+0.83122 Beta Aquarii Sadalsuud Arabic name liberally translated the Luckiest of the Lucky, from its rising withthe Sun when winter had passed. Two optical companions of the 11th magnitude.4 +3.27+0.05376 Delta Aquarii Skat The Scheat of Tycho is the Skat in modern lists. Derived either from Al Shiat,a Wish or from Al Sak, the Shin-bone. 85 light years distant, bright as 28 Suns.5 +0.77+0.22453 Alpha Aquilae Altair The Arabic Flying Eagle. Very rapid rotation of 6 hours, one of the fastestknown. At the equator its rotational speed amounts to 160 miles per second.5 +2.72+1.52250 Gamma Aquilae Tarazed The name comes from a Persian title for the constellation. 300 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 750 Suns. The star lies near the Great Rift.5 +3.36+0.32430 Delta Aquilae Spectral variations with a period of about 4 hours. Probably due to atmosphericpulsations of some kind. 53 light years distant with a luminosity of 10 Suns.5 +2.99+0.01517 Zeta Aquilae Deneb el Okab The Arabic Eagle's Tail. Close difficult double star with a drawf companion. Thespectral lines are wide and diffuse, indicating a very high rate of rotation. 5 +3.23-0.07365 Theta Aquilae Theta was the Chinese Tseen Foo, the Heavenly Raft. Spectroscopic binary witha period of 17 days. 325 light years distant with a luminosity of 400 Suns.5 +3.44-0.09516 Lambda Aquilae 160 light years distant with a luminosity of 90 Suns. The spectral lines suggesta very high rate of rotation. Wide red optical double 15 Aquilae is just North.6 +2.95-0.175Alpha Arae 390 light years distant with a luminosity of 760 Suns. Spectroscopic binary withan uncertain period. Unnamed except in China where it was Choo, a Club or Staff.6 +2.85+1.461Beta Arae 1030 light years distant with a luminosity of about 5700 Suns. One of the starsmarking the flame of the Altar of the Gods rising toward the South. 6 +3.34-0.133Gamma Arae 680 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1700 Suns. Faint unrelated10th magnitude companion discovered by John Herschel in 1835. 6 +3.13+1.603Zeta Arae 90 light years distant with a luminosity of about 35 Suns. In China Delta andZeta Arae where the Tseen Yin, or the Dark Sky. 7 +2.00+1.15313 Alpha Arietis Hamal Hamal is from the Arabic Al Ras al Hamal, the Head of the Sheep. Grecian templesin honour of Zeus were oriented to Hamal - Aries was the gods symbol in the sky.7 +2.64+0.1356 Beta Arietis Sheratan Sheratan is from Al Sharatain, a sign. It marked the vernal equinox in the daysof Hipparchus of Nicaea when these stars were named - which was around 150 B.C. 8 +0.08+0.80313 Alpha Aurigae Capella Known as Capella, the Little She-goat, since the times of Pliny the Elder, 23 -79 A.D. It a spectroscopic binary of two yellow stars with a period of 104 days.8 +1.90+0.03434 Beta Aurigae Menkalinan The name is from the Arabic Shoulder of the Rein-holder. Short-period eclipsingbinary which varies by about 0.1 of a magnitude every 3.96 days. 8 +2.99+0.5417 Epsilon Aurigae Almaaz Al Maaz, the He Goat. Eclipsing binary with a very long period of 27.06 years.The deepest eclipse phase lasts for a full year. The last eclipse was in 1983.8 +3.17-0.18510 Eta Aurigae Hoedus II The stars Eta and Zeta Aurigae - Hoedus I, forming a naked eye pair of stars areknown as the Kids. It offers an interesting opportunity to compare star colours.8 +2.62-0.08537 Theta Aurigae Often called the silicon star, from the abnormal strength of that element in thelines of its spectrum. 7th magnitude companion with a slow retrograde orbit.8 +2.69+1.5323 Iota Aurigae Hassaleeh The computed distance is about 260 light years. The luminosity is about 750times that of the Sun. 9 -0.04+1.23316 Alpha Boötis Arcturus Guardian of the Bear. First star to be observed in daylight with a telescope.The Sun will swell up to become a red giant like Arcturus in 5000 million years.9 +3.03+0.19327 Gamma Boötis Seginus The star shows a slight variability with a period of 7 hours. There is also anoptical companion of magnitude 12.5. 105 light years distant. Bright as 75 Suns.9 +3.47+0.95349 Delta Boötis 140 light years away with a luminosity of 70 Suns. Wide 7th magnitude companionvisible with binoculars. Part of the Chinese Tseih Kung, the Seven Princes.9 +2.68+0.5848 Eta Boötis Muphrid Al Mufrid al Ramih, the Solitary Star of the Lancer. Spectrosopic binary with aperiod of 495 days. 9 +2.37+0.97236 Epsilon Boötis Izar Beautiful double star with a bluish companion of the 5th magnitude discovered byF.Struve in 1829. Not exactly an easy object even with a six inch telescope.13+2.90-0.12 12 Alpha Canum VenaticorumCor Caroli Popularly called Cor Caroli, meaning King Charles I heart. Double star with amagnitude 5.5 companion. The primary is a magnetic spectrum variable.14-1.46+0.0159 Alpha Canis Majoris Sirius Sirius is from the Greek word for sparkling or scorching. Its heliacal risingmarked the annual flood of the Nile and the New Year of the ancient Egyptians. 14+1.98-0.2322 Beta Canis Majoris Mirzam From Al Murzim, the Announcer. Literally the Roarer, one of the many words inthe Arabic tongue for the lion. Pulsating star with a period of almost 6 hours.14+1.86+0.65125 Delta Canis Majoris Wezen The Arabic Al Wazn, the Weight - as the star seems to rise with difficulty fromthe horizon, which is an astonishing star-name. Luminosity of about 60,000 Suns.14+1.50-0.21221 Epsilon Canis Majoris Adhara From the Arabic Al Adhara, the virgins. The 8th magnitude companion star isdifficult to see in small telescopes because of the glare from the primary. 14+3.02-0.1951 Zeta Canis Majoris Furud From the Arabic Al Furud, the Bright Single Ones. A spectroscopic binary with aperiod of 685 days. The orbit has the rather high eccentricity of 0.57.14+2.44-0.07131 Eta Canis Majoris Aludra Aludra is from Al Adhra, the virgin. A distant companion of the 7th magnitudemay be located in binoculars,but the two stars do not form a true physical pair.14+3.46+1.73122 Sigma Canis Majoris Supergiant star some 1500 light years distant. Its surface temperature is about3660°K. It is also a binary system. 14+3.03-0.09124 Omicron-2 Canis Majoris Highly luminous supergiant. Probably the equal of Rigel in luminosity which is55,000 Suns. The estimated distance to the star is about 2800 light years.15+0.38+0.42410 Alpha Canis Minoris Procyon Procyon, from the equivalent Latin word meaning Before the Dog, referring to itsrising before Sirius. Binary with close 11th magnitude white drawf companion.15+2.90-0.0953 Beta Canis Minoris Gomeisa Arabic Al Ghumaisa, Watery-eyed, or Weeping One. One explanation for the name isthat Gomeisa is dimmer than Alpha Canis Minoris. 140 light years distant.16+3.08+0.7959 Beta Capricorni Dabih The Arabic Al Sad al Dhabih, the Lucky One of the Slaughterers. Spectroscopictriple, with periods of 8.6 and 1374 days. Wide blue 6th magnitude companion.16+2.87+0.29549 Delta Capricorni Dened Algedi Transcription by Ulug Beg's translator of Al Dhanab al Jady - Tail of the Goat.Eclipsing binary, varying by only 0.2 of a magnitude every 24.5 hours. 17+0.02-0.721Alpha Carinae Canopus Canopus the chief pilot of King Menelaos fleet. After the destruction of Troy in1183 B.C. the king honored Canopus by giving his name to this star and a city. 17+1.68+0.003Beta Carinae Miaplacidus The name may come from Miyah, the plural of the Arabic Ma, Water. The distanceto ths star is about 85 light years and the actual brightness is about 110 Suns.17+1.86+1.272Epsilon Carinae Avior One of the four stars that form the False Cross,sometimes confused with the realSouthern Cross. 340 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1400 Suns.17+2.76-0.235Theta Carinae Central star of the large scattered galactic cluster IC 2602. It contains 30stars brighter than the 9th magnitude covering an area twice that of the Moon. 17+2.25+0.181Iota Carinae Aspidiske Aspidiske is from the Greek name for a ships gunwale. Its Arabic name was Turaisprobably referring to the ornamental Aplustre at the stern of a ship. 17+2.97+0.272Upsilon Carinae Fine double white star for a small telescope. The 6th magnitude companion is ofspectral class F0. The system lies some 340 light years away. 17+3.47-0.184Chi Carinae The computed distance of the star is 430 light years. Its luminosity is about600 times that of the Sun. 17+3.32-0.084Omega Carinae The distance to the star is about 300 light years, and the actual luminosity isabout 275 times that of the Sun. 17+3.44-0.194a Carinae Spectroscopic binary with a period of 6.74 days. The two stars appear to beneary equal in mass and luminosity. Each is equal in mass to 1200 Suns.17+3.32-0.095p Carinae Peculiar spectrum indicating the presence of a surrounding gaseous shell. Sightvariability detected with a maximum recorded range of 3.22 to 3.39 magnitudes. 17+3.40+1.541q Carinae There may be a slight variability with no regular period, the range seems to beabout 0.06 magnitude. 1300 light years away with a luminosity of 5800 Suns.18+2.23+1.17318 Alpha Cassiopeiae Schedar Schedar comes from Al Sadr, the Breast, which the star marks the figure. The 9thmagnitude bluish companion is a fine colour contrast with the orange of Schedar.18+2.27+0.34411 Beta Cassiopeiae Caph A spectroscopic binary with a period of about 27 days. Also a pulsating variablewith a very rapid variation of about 0.04 magnitude in a period of 0.1043 days. 18+2.47-0.15427 Gamma Cassiopeiae Cih Gamma Cassiopeiae was the Chinese Tsih, a Whip. Remarkable blue giant variablewhich throws off rings of gas because its high-speed rotation makes it unstable.18+2.68+0.13537 Delta Cassiopeiae Ruchbah From Al Rukbah, the Knee. Utilized by Picard in 1669, in determining latitudesduring his measure of an arc of the meridian. Its luminosity is about 12 Suns.18+3.38-0.15345 Epsilon Cassiopeiae Segin The star is about 520 light years distant. Its luminosity is about 1000 timesthat of the Sun. 18+3.44+0.57524 Eta Cassiopeiae Achird Double star with an especially beautiful colour contrast. The fainter red starat magnitude 7.2 is an easy object for small telescopes. 19+0.00+0.685Alpha 1 Centauri Rigil Kentaurus Famous triple star system. The smallest of telescopes reveals the two stars.Lying 2 degrees away is the third star, a faint red drawf - Proxima Centauri. 19+1.39 5Alpha 2 Centauri Discovered by Father Richaud in 1689, during the course of his observations of acomet while at Pondicherry, India. The orbital period of the pair is 80 years.19+0.61-0.242Beta Centauri Hadar Hadar is an Orion type star of high temperature and great luminosity. Close 4thmagnitude companion. Difficult object because of the brilliance of the primary.19+2.17-0.013Gamma Centauri Close double with nearly identical blue-white components. The magnitudes of thepair are 3.1 and 3.2. The orbital period is about 85 years. 19+2.60-0.125Delta Centauri An emission type star with large scale atmospheric turbulence. Slight variationsin its light, the range being about 2.56 to 2.62 magnitudes. 19+2.30-0.225Epsilon Centauri The 13th magnitude companion discovered in 1948 is probably not a true companionsince the separation would be approximately 6300 AU. 19+2.55-0.224Zeta Centauri Spectroscopic binary with a period of 8.02 days. About 520 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 1900 times that of the Sun. 19+2.31-0.193Eta Centauri Very close double star. At least one of the components is slightly variable.A third faint 13th magnitude companion was discovered in 1897. 19+2.06+1.0135 Theta Centauri Menkent The distance of the star is about 55 light years. Its luminosity is some 40times that of the Sun. 19+2.75+0.045Iota Centauri 70 light years distant. Bright as 28 Suns. The 11th magnitude galaxy NGC 5102lies in the same field of Iota Centauri. 19+3.13-0.205Kappa Centauri Probably a spectroscopic binary with a total luminosity of 900 Suns. A faintcompanion of the 11th magnitude was recorded by R.T.Innes in 1926. 19+3.13-0.043Lambda Centauri Lies in a rich Milky Way field half a degree from the Galactic Equator. Thefaint diffuse nebulosity IC 2944 surrounds the star. 19+3.41-0.225Nu Centauri Spectroscopic binary first identified at Lick in 1906 with a period of 2.6 days.About 750 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1900 Suns. 19+3.04-0.175Mu Centauri Emission type B-star with very small irregular light variations of about a tenthof a magnitude. About 470 light years distant with a luminosity of 1000 Suns.20+2.44+0.2245 Alpha Cephei Alderamin The Arabic Al Dhira al Yamim, the Right Arm. Remarkable for its unusually rapidrotation. Alderamin will replace Polaris as the Pole Star about 7500 A.D.20+3.23-0.2238 Beta Cephei Alfirk Alfirk, meaning the herd. Pulsating variable star with a period of only a fewhours. The 8th magnitude companion is an easy object for amateur telescopes.20+3.21+1.03435 Gamma Cephei Errai The Arabic Al Rai, the Shepherd. 50 light years distant with a luminosity of 11Suns. Like Alpha Cephei, this will become the Pole Star in about 2000 years.20+3.35+1.57121 Zeta Cephei This and the surrounding stars mark King Cepheus head. 1240 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 5800 Suns. 20+3.43+0.9243 Eta Cephei 46 light years distant with a luminosity of about 7 Suns. The 11th magnitudecompanion has no physical connection with the primary. 21+2.53+1.64392 Alpha Ceti Menkar From the Arabic Al Minhar, the Nose, marks the whales open jaws. Wide opticaldouble star with the 5th magnitude blue star 93 Ceti. Fine colour contrast.21+2.04+1.02316 Beta Ceti Deneb Kaitos Its name is from the Arabian Tail of the Whale towards the South. In China itsToo Sze Kung, Superintendent of Earthworks. It luminosity is about 40 Suns.21+3.47+0.09586 Gamma Ceti Kaffaljidhmah Al Kaff al Jidhmah is the Arabian name for the group of stars marking the whaleshead, but now exclusively applied to this star. Rather close fine double star.21+3.45+1.16331 Eta Ceti Deneb and Dheneb are names for this star, especially in English lists, maps andglobes. Lying at a distance of 100 light years, its luminosity is about 35 Suns.21+3.04+1.42 68 Omicron Ceti Mira Mira, The Wonderful. Discovered by the Dutch astronomer David Fabricus in August1596 when he thought it was a nova. Prototype of long-period variable stars.23+3.19+0.245Alpha Circini 65 light years distant with a luminosity of about 17 Suns. Wide magnitude 8.8companion sharing the proper motion of the primary visible in small telescopes. 24+2.64-0.125Alpha Columbae Phact The modern name is of uncertain derivation. The Chinese call it Chang Jin, theOld Folks. The 11th magnitude companion is not physically connected with Phact.24+3.12+1.163Beta Columbae Wazn The Arabic Al Wazn, the Weight. The computed distance of the star is about 140light years, so its luminosity is then about 90 times that of the Sun. 27+2.23-0.0255 Alpha Coronae Borealis Gemma Eclipsing binary of the Algol type with a period of 17.4 days. The depth of theeclipse is very slight being only 1/10 of a magnitude. 28+2.65+0.8929 Beta Corvi Unnamed except in China where it was known has Tso Hea - the left hand linch pinof the Imperial Chariot. 110 light years distant with a luminosity of 85 Suns.28+2.95-0.0557 Delta Corvi Algorab Easy double star for the small telescope. The magnitude 8.4 companion is oftendescribed as purplish in colour. 28+2.59-0.1134 Gamma Corvi Gienah Gienah is from the Arabic word meaning the Right Wing of the Raven. Some 450light years distant with a luminosity of about 1200 times that of the Sun. 28+3.00+1.3332 Epsilon Corvi Minkar About 140 light years distant with a lumosity of some 100 Suns. 30+1.41+0.1 4Alpha 1 Crucis Acrux Brilliant double star first noted as such by Jesuit missionaries sent in 1685 toSiam by King Louis XIV. Both components are highly luminous helium stars.30+1.88+0.1 Alpha 2 Crucis The present projected separation of the pair is about 500 AU, or a little morethan six times the distance across the Solar System. 30+1.25-0.233Beta Crucis Mimosa Pulsating variable star of the Beta Canis Majoris type, with a primary period of5 hours and 40 minutes. The light range is only about 0.06 magnitudes.30+1.63+1.593Gamma Crucis Gacrux Very wide unrelated star of magnitude 6.4 visible with binoculars. Some 220light years distant with a luminosity of about 900 times that of the Sun. 30+2.80-0.234Delta Crucis This star marks the west arm of the Southern Cross. 570 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 1900 Suns. 31+1.25+0.09150 Alpha Cygni Deneb The Medieval Arabic Al Dhanab al Dajajah, the Hen's Tail. One of the greatestsupergiant stars known, its luminosity is computed to be about 60,000 Suns. 31+3.08+1.1326 Beta Cygni Albireo Name originated in a mis-translation in the 1515 edition of the Almagest. Oneof the finest double stars with wide easy blue companion of magnitude 5.11. 31+2.20+0.68137 Gamma Cygni Sadr The Arabic Al Sadr al Dajajah, the Hen's Breast. 750 light years distant witha luminosity of about 5800 Suns. Wide 10th magnitude optical companion.31+2.87-0.03318 Delta Cygni Rather difficult binary regarded as a test for a 3 or 4 inch telescope. 270light years distant with a luminosity of about 400 Suns. 31+2.46+1.03353 Epsilon Cygni Gienah The Arabic Al Janah, the Wing. Probably a spectroscopic binary, but its periodis undetermined. Faint companion LTT 16072, a red dwarf of the 15th magnitude.31+3.20+0.99264 Zeta Cygni Zeta and Rho Cygni was the Chinese Chay Foo, a Storehouse for Carts. 390 lightyears distant with a luminosity of about 40 Suns. 33+3.27-0.103Alpha Doradus Brightest star in the constellation some 190 light years away. The most notablefeature in Doradus is the Large Magellanic Cloud. 34+2.79+0.98223 Beta Draconis Rastaban Name comes from the Arabic word meaning the Dragons Head. 300 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 600 Suns. Faint 14th magnitude companion.34+2.23+1.52333 Gamma Draconis Eltanin The Arabic Al Ras al Tinnin, the Dragons Head. From observations of this starJames Bradley discovered the aberration of starlight in 1728. 34+3.07+1.00357 Delta Draconis Nodus II Nodus II, the 2nd coil in the figure of the Dragon. 120 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 75 Suns. 34+3.17-0.12322 Zeta Draconis Nodus I Marks the first of the four coils in the figure of the Dragon. 600 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 1500 Suns. 34+2.74+0.91314 Eta Draconis 75 light years distant with a luminosity of about 40 Suns. Close double that isnot an easy object owing the the large light difference between the components. 34+3.29+1.16312 Iota Draconis Edasich The Arabic Al Dhih, the Male Hyaena, from which comes Ed Asich. Radiant point ofthe Quadrantid meteors of the 2nd and 3th of January. 100 light years distant.36+0.46-0.164Alpha Eridani Achernar Name is from the Arabic Al Ahir al Nahr, the star at the end of the river. Veryhot luminous bluish giant about 650 times brighter than the Sun. 36+2.79+0.13367 Beta Eridani Cursa Cursa is from the Arabic word meaning the Chair, or Footstool, referring to itsposition under the foot of Orion. It was the Chinese Yuh Tsing, the Golden Well.36+2.95+1.59334 Gamma Eridani Zaurak The Arabic Al Nair al Zaurak, the Bright star of the Boat. With other near bystars it made up the Chinese Tien Yuen, the Heavenly Park. 36+3.24+0.125Theta Eridani Acamar Ulug Beg called this star Al Thalim, the Ostrich. Striking pair of brilliantblue-white stars of magnitudes 3.2 and 4.4. One of the gems of the southern sky.38+1.58+0.04566 Alpha Geminorum Castor Castor, the Horseman of the Twins. Multiple star, consisting of six separatecomponents. A telescope splits Castor into two stars of magnitude 2.0 and 2.9.38+1.14+1.00378 Beta Geminorum Pollux Son of the Greek god Zeus and a member of the Argonaut's crew. The twins werepatron saints of mariners, appearing in ships rigging as the Saint Elmo's Fire.38+1.93 0.00424 Gamma Geminorum Alhena The Arabic Al Hanah, usually translated has a Brand, or Mark, on the right sideof a camels or horses neck. Its luminosity is about 160 times that of the Sun.38+2.98+1.40127 Epsilon Geminorum Mebsuta Mebsuta is from Al Mabsutat, the Outstretched, from its marking the extended pawof the early Arabic lion. Binoculars reveal a wide 9th magnitude companion star.38+3.28+1.6037 Eta Geminorum Propus Semi-regular variable that varies between magnitudes 3.1 and 3.9 about every 233days. The star is also a spectroscopic binary with a long period of 2983 days.38+2.88+1.64313 Mu Geminorum Tejat Posterior The name means behind the foot. Irregular variable of small range the maximumamplitude is less than 0.2 magnitude. The star is about 160 light years distant.38+3.36+0.43331 Xi Geminorum The computed distance is about 65 light years, the actual luminosity is about 13times that of the Sun. The radial velocity is 15 miles per second in recession.39+1.74-0.135Alpha Gruis Alnair AL Nair, the Bright One - in the tail of the Arabians Southern Fish. 65 lightyears distant with a luminosity of about 70 Suns. Faint optical companion.39+2.11+1.622Beta Gruis 280 light years distant with a luminosity of about 800 Suns. Small magnitudevariations have been recorded, with a total range of about 0.1 magnitude. 39+3.01-0.123Gamma Gruis Al Dhanab The name means the Tail, but it now marks the eye of the Crane. 540 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 1450 Suns. 39+3.49+0.085Epsilon Gruis The surface temperature of this star is about 9000 degrees Kelvin. The Crane wasthe symbol of a star-observer in Egypt, presumably from its high flight. 40+3.19+1.44264 Alpha Herculis Ras Algethi The Head of the Kneeler. The Chinese Ti Tso, the Throne of the Emperor. Variablestar with a magnitude 5.4 blue-green companion visible in small telescopes. 40+2.77+0.94327 Beta Herculis Kornephoros Greek the Kneeling One, now applied to the whole figure. 105 light years distantwith a luminosity of 65 Suns. Spectroscopic binary - its period is 410.5 days.40+3.14+0.08465 Delta Herculis Sarin Probably a spectroscopic binary. Optical double with a 8th magnitude companionthat merely happens to lie in the same line of sight. 95 light years distant.40+2.81+0.65440 Zeta Herculis Binary with a red magnitude 5.5 companion which orbits it every 34.4 years. Theyreach maximum separation in 1990. Needs 100 mm aperture to split the close pair.40+3.42+0.75486 Mu Herculis Triple star system. The magnitude 9.8 companion is itself a close double of twofaint red dwarfs in fairly rapid orbital motion with a period of 43.2 years. 40+3.16+1.44267 Pi Herculis 400 light years distant with a luminosity of about 750 Suns. One of the keystonestars which marks the pelvis of Hercules. 42+1.98+1.44330 Alpha Hydrae Alphard From the Arabic name meaning the Solitary One in the Serpent. Also known as CorHydrae, the Dragons Heart. An unrelated 10th magnitude bluish star is nearby.42+3.00+0.92345 Gamma Hydrae About 115 light years distant with a luminosity of about 65 Suns. Nearest brightstar to the interesting long period variable R Hydrae. 42+3.38+0.68311 Epsilon Hydrae Northermost star in the little circlet which marks head of Hydra. Multiple starsystem with four components visible and a fifth known to exist. 42+3.11+1.0036 Zeta Hydrae Brightest star of the six that compose the ring-shaped asterism marking the headof Hydra. About 220 light years distant with a luminosity of about 230 Suns.42+3.11+1.253Upsilon Hydrae About 128 light years away. Surface temperature 4460°K. 42+3.27+1.12349 Pi Hydrae 85 light years distant with a luminosity of about 28 Suns. 43+2.86+0.285Alpha Hydri The star is at a distance of about 30 light years. Its luminosity is about sixtimes that of the Sun. Johann Bayer introduced this constellation in 1603.43+2.80+0.624Beta Hydri One of the nearer bright stars with a distance of 21 light years. The star is ofthe solar type, but about 2.7 times brighter. 43+3.24+1.623Gamma Hydri The computed distance is 300 light years, giving an actual luminosity of about330 times that of the Sun. 44+3.11+1.003Alpha Indi 85 light years distant with a luminosity of about 33 Suns. The constellation hasno stars brighter than the 3rd magnitude. 46+1.35-0.11532 Alpha Leonis Regulus Regulus. From the Latin for king. It has been almost universally associated inancient cultures with the concept of royalty and kingly power. Double star.46+2.14+0.09594 Beta Leonis Denebola The Arabic Al Dhanab al Asad, the Lions Tail. The Chinese knew it, with foursmall neighboring stars as Woo Ti Tso, the Seat of the Five Emperors. 46+2.28+1.08341 Gamma Leonis Algieba Erroneous form of Al Jabbah, Arabic for the Lions Mane. Pair of golden yellowstars of magnitudes 2.1 and 3.3. Fine close double star for small telescopes.46+2.56+0.12568 Delta Leonis Zosma Zosma, from a Greek word meaning The Girdle. Ulug Beg termed it Al Thahr alAsad, the Lion's Back. 80 light years distant with a luminosity of 50 Suns.46+2.98+0.8027 Epsilon Leonis Ras Elased The Arabian Southern Star of the Lions Head. The Chinese Ta Tsze, the CrownPrince. The computed distance is about 340 light years. Bright as 580 Suns.46+3.44+0.31336 Zeta Leonis Adhafera Mistaken translation of another Arabic name originally applied to Epsilon and MuLeonis. The star 35 Leonis is an unrelated orange companion of magnitude 5.8.46+3.34-0.01570 Theta Leonis Coxa In China it was Tsze Seang, the Second Minister of State. The translator of UlugBeg placed this star in coxis - or in the hips. 48+2.58+0.21111 Alpha Leporis Arneb Arneb is from the Arabian name for the Hare. The computed distance of the staris about 900 light years, giving an actual luminosity of about 5700 Suns. 48+2.84+0.8229 Beta Leporis Nihal The star is a close and unequal double, difficult for any but large telescopes.The companion is an 11th magnitude dwarf star of about spectral type K. 48+3.19+1.4632 Epsilon Leporis The distance of the star is about 170 light years. Its luminosity is about 120Suns. The radial velocity is less than 1 mile per second in recession.48+3.31-0.1135 Mu Leporis The computed distance is about 390 light years. Its luminosity is about 580Suns. The radial velocity is 16 miles per second in recession. 49+2.75+0.15 9 Alpha 2 Librae Zuben El Genubi Arabic equivalent of the Greek word meaning the Southern Claw. Spectroscopicbinary with a wide companion star of magnitude 5.2 visible with binoculars. 49+2.61-0.11527 Beta Librae Zuben Eschamali Arabic equivalent of the Greek word meaning the Northern Claw. This blue starhas often been described as greenish or pale emerald. 49+3.29+1.70320 Sigma Librae Older atlases put this star in Scorpius. It was then given the designation GammaScorpii. 60 light years distant with a luminosity of about 15 Suns. 50+2.30-0.203Alpha Lupi Variable of the Beta Canis Majoris type with a period of 0.25 days. 430 lightyears distant, its luminosity is 1700 Suns. The Chinese Yang Mun or South Gate.50+2.68-0.225Beta Lupi 540 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1900 Suns. Unnamed except inChina where it was the Ke Kwan, a Cavalry Officer. 50+2.78-0.205Gamma Lupi Very close and difficult binary star. The components of the system appear to bevery similar in type with individual magnitudes 3.55 and 3.75. 50+3.22-0.224Delta Lupi 680 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1900 Suns. Another member ofthe widely scattered Scorpio-Centaurus moving group. 50+3.41+0.923Zeta Lupi 90 light years distant with a luminosity of about 28 Suns. Wide companion ofmagnitude 7.8 shares the proper motion of the primary. 50+3.41-0.225Eta Lupi Attractive double star for a small telescope with a magnitude 7.5 companion. 570light years distant with a luminosity of about 1000 Suns. 50+3.37-0.184Epsilon Lupi Multiple star system with three visible stars. The primary is a spectroscopicbinary with a period of 0.9 days. The system is about 300 light years distant.51+3.13+1.55340 Alpha Lyncis Parallactic measurements give a distance of about 155 light years. The actualluminosity of the star is then about 110 times that of the Sun. 52+0.03 0.0053 Alpha Lyrae Vega The Harp Star. 27 light years distant with a luminosity of about 58 Suns. Wasthe Pole star some 12000 years ago and will be again about the year 12000 A.D. 52+3.45 0.00510 Beta Lyrae Sheliak The Arabic Al Shilyak, the Tortoise. Eclipsing binary which varies between 3.4and 4.3 magnitudes every 12.9 days. Faint blue companion of magnitude 7.8.52+3.24-0.05314 Gamma Lyrae Sulafat Sulafat is from another Arabic name for the whole constellation. 370 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 525 Suns. Optical 12th magnitude companion.56+2.69-0.204Alpha Muscae Slight variations in its recorded light,the maximum variation appears to be frommagnitude 2.66 to 2.73. 430 light years distant. Its luminosity is 1200 Suns.56+3.05-0.185Beta Muscae Close double star of magnitudes 3.9 and 4.2. A telescope of 100mm aperture willsplit the pair. The orbital motion suggests a period 400 to 500 years.59+2.08+0.15355 Alpha Ophiuchi Ras Alhague The Arabic Head of the Serpent-Charmer. 60 light years distant with a luminosityof about 40 Suns. Careful astrometric measurements indicate an unseen companion.59+2.77+1.16360 Beta Ophiuchi Cheleb The Arabic Kalb al Rai, The Heart of the Shepherd. 125 light years distant witha luminosity of about 100 Suns. 59+2.74+1.5831 Delta Ophiuchi Yed Prior Named by John Bayer, adopted by Flamsteed and now common. It means the precedingstar of the hand. 140 light years distant with a luminosity of about 100 Suns.59+3.24+0.9632 Epsilon Ophiuchi Yed Posterior The following star of the hand. Epsilon and Delta form a wide naked-eye pairwith a separation just slighty under 1.5 degrees. 90 light years distant.59+2.56+0.02513 Zeta Ophiuchi 520 light years distant with a luminosity of about 4000 Suns. This star was theChinese Han, an old feudal state. 59+2.43+0.06535 Eta Ophiuchi Sabik Sabik is from the Arabic meaning the Driver. Close and difficult binary, but anexcellent test for larger telescopes. The individual magnitudes are 2.9 and 3.4.59+3.27-0.22442 Theta Ophiuchi 700 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1900 Suns. Young massive starbelieved to be just beginning to evolve away from the main sequence. 59+3.20+1.15327 Kappa Ophiuchi 150 light years distant with a luminosity of about 90 Suns. Once suspected ofirregular variability. Listed as constant in the 1970 Moscow General Catalogue.59+3.34+0.99364 Nu Ophiuchi 140 light years distant with a luminosity of about 70 Suns. Located in a heavilyobscured dust laden region of the Milky Way. 60+0.50+1.85158 Alpha Orionis Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is from Bed Elgueze, a very corrupted version of Ibt al Jauzah, theArmpit of the Central One. A supergiant star so large that it is unstable.60+0.12-0.03119 Beta Orionis Rigel From the Arabic name Rijl Jauzah al Yusra, the Left Leg of the Jauzah. Rigel ata computed luminosity of 57,000 Suns is one of the brightest stars known. 60+1.64-0.22324 Gamma Orionis Bellatrix Bellatrix the female warrior, a translation made rather freely from Al Najid,theConqueror. In astrology women born under this star shall have mighty tongues.60+2.23-0.22234 Delta Orionis Mintaka Mintaka is from Al Mintakah the Belt. The first star seen in that portion of therising constellation. Complex multiple star with a wide magnitude 6.9 companion.60+1.70-0.19146 Epsilon Orionis Alnilam From the Arabic Al Nathm, the String of Pearls. The central star in the Belt ofOrion. A prominent member of the great Orion Association. 1200 light years away.60+1.77-0.21150 Zeta Orionis Alnitak Alnitak is from Al Nitak, the Girdle, is the lowest star in the Belt. A binarysystem with a close companion of magnitude 4.2. The Horsehead Nebula is nearby.60+3.36-0.17528 Eta Orionis Complex multiple-variable. Close and difficult double for the amateur telescope.Eta is a rapid spectroscopic binary with a period of 7.98 days. 60+2.76-0.24344 Iota Orionis Known to the Arabs as Nair al Saif, the Bright One of the Sword. Easy attractivetriple star on the southern edge of the Orion Nebula. 60+2.06-0.17153 Kappa Orionis Saiph Described by the Arabic astronomers as Rijl Jauzah al Yamna, The Right Leg ofthe Jauzah, but we now know it as Saiph, from Al Saif, the Sword. 60+3.39-0.11 39 Lambda Orionis Heka The original Arabic name Al Hakah, a White Spot , was from the added faint lightof the two smaller background stars, Phi-1 and Phi-2. Close double star.60+3.19+0.455Pi-3 Orionis The closest bright star in Orion with a distance of 26 light years. Pi 1 to 6form the lions skin on the arm of Orion. 61+1.94-0.204Alpha Pavonis Peacock The Peacock Star. Honoring the bird sacred to Juno the immortal queen of theheavens. 310 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1200 Suns.61+3.42+0.164Beta Pavonis 160 light years distant with a luminosity of about 90 Suns. The constellationwas introduced on the 1603 star map of the German cartographer Johann Bayer. 62+2.49-0.04554 Alpha Pegasi Markab The Arabic word for a Saddle, though the term might also refer to a ship. Alsoknown as Math al Faras, the Horse's Shoulder. 110 light years distant.62+2.42+1.67253 Beta Pegasi Scheat The Arabic Al Said, the Upper Part of the Arm. Irregular variable star, whichvaries from magnitudes 2.4 to 2.8. Its period is about a month. 62+2.83-0.23488 Gamma Pegasi Algenib Algenib probably comes from the Arabic Al Janb, the Side. One of the Beta CanisMajoris variables. The star has an unusually short period of 3 hours 40 minutes.62+3.40-0.09542 Zeta Pegasi Homam The Arabic Sad al Humam, the Lucky Star of the Hero. 210 light years distantwith a luminosity of about 145 Suns. 11th magnitude optical companion.62+2.38+1.5218 Epsilon Pegasi Enif The Arabic Al Anf, the Nose. 780 light years distant with a luminosity of about5800 Suns. A wide bluish magnitude 8.7 companion visible with binoculars.62+2.94+0.86244 Eta Pegasi Matar The Arabic Al Sad al Matar, the Fortunate Rain. Spectroscopic binary with aperiod of 818 days. 360 light years distant with a luminosity of about 630 Suns.62+3.48+0.93348 Mu Pegasi 100 light years distant with a luminosity of about 30 Suns. Mu and Lambda Pegasiwere the Arabic Sad al Bari, the Good Luck of the Excelling One. 63+1.80+0.48133 Alpha Persei Mirfak Mirfak also appears on various star maps as Algenib. Alpha Persei is the centerof a rich scattered cluster of stars and forms a splendid group for binoculars. 63+2.12-0.05526 Beta Persei Algol The Demon star. The Chinese gave it the gruesome title Tseih She, the Piled-upCorpses. Algol is the prototype of an eclipsing binary class of variable stars.63+2.93+0.70323 Gamma Persei Close and difficult binary star with an orbital period of 14.64 years. Aboutfour degrees north of Gamma Persei is the radiant point of the Perseid Meteors. 63+3.01-0.13339 Delta Persei Variations in the ultraviolet emission, detected by the OAO -2 satellite in July1971. 63+2.89-0.18545 Epsilon Persei For the small telescope the star is a visual double. Epsilon Persei is some 2500times more luminous than the Sun and is about 680 light years distant. 63+2.85+0.12144 Zeta Persei Brightest member of the stellar association II Persei, an expanding group of Oand B type stars which appear to be moving outward from a common center. 63+3.39+1.65325 Rho Persei Semi-regular variable with a primary cycle of about 33 days. The variations,never very sudden, are from magnitudes 3.3 to 4.0. 64+2.39+1.093Alpha Phoenicis Ankaa Ankaa comes from Nair al Zaurak or the Bright One in the Boat. The constellationwas known by the Arabs as the Boat, moored on the shores of the river. 64+3.31+0.893Beta Phoenicis 130 light years away. It appears to the naked eye as a yellow star of magnitude3.31. Really its a close double of two well-matched components of magnitude 4.1.64+3.41+1.571Gamma Phoenicis Gamma Phoenicis is about 910 light years distant. In 1603 by Johann Bayer namedthe constellation after the mythological bird. The Arabs knew it as the Boat.65+3.27+0.215Alpha Pictoris Brightest star in a rather faint constellation, which was invented in the 1750sby Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who originally called it Equuleus Pictoris. 67+1.16+0.09524 Alpha Piscis Austrini Fomalhaut The Arabic Fum al Hut, the Fish's Mouth. Fomalhaut is associated in Greek legendwith the terrifying monster Typhon, who lay imprisoned under Mt. Etna in Sicily.68+2.25-0.261Zeta Puppis Supergiant star, one of the most luminous stars known in the Galaxy. With asurface temperature of 35,000°C its about 60,000 times brighter than the Sun. 68+3.17-0.113Nu Puppis The computed distance of the star is about 600 light years. The true luminosityis about 1600 Suns. 68+3.34+1.2417 Xi Puppis Binoculars will reveal a wide unrelated magnitude 5.3 orange companion. A faint13th magnitude companion to the primary was first noted by S.W.Burnham in 1889. 68+2.70+1.623Pi Puppis Moderate sized giant star,probably somewhat over 100 times the solar luminosity.Forms a fine colour contrast with the two blue-white stars of Upsilon Puppis. 68+2.81+0.43215 Rho Puppis Variable star of the Delta Scuti type. The magnitude range of the star is about2.72 to 2.87. It has a very short period of only 3 hrs 23 mins. 68+3.25+1.523Sigma Puppis Spectroscopic binary with a period of 257.8 days. Magnitude 8.5 white companionis a fine color contrast with the red of the primary. 68+2.93+1.203Tau Puppis The star is a spectroscopic binary with a period of 1066 days. The eccentricityof the orbit is 0.17. Its luminosity is about 75 times that of the Sun.70+3.35+0.912Alpha Reticuli The brightest star in the constellation. A yellow giant star some 390 lightyears distant. 71+3.47+1.57312 Gamma Sagittae Brightest star in the constellation. Distinctive arrow-shaped group of starsknown to the ancient Greeks. In legend the Arrow shot by Hercules to Cygnus.72+2.99+1.00310 Gamma Sagittarii Al Nasl The Arabic Point, marking Arrow's head. Very near to the position of the centralhub of the Galaxy. 125 light years distant with a luminosity of about 85 Suns.72+2.70+1.38319 Delta Sagittarii Media Kaus Meridionalis, or Media, is Arabic and Latin for the Middle of the Bow. 85light years distant with a luminosity of about 60 Suns. 72+1.85-0.03420 Epsilon Sagittarii Kaus Australis The Southern part of the Bow. 125 light years distant with a luminosity of about250 Suns. Brightest star in Sagittarius. 7th magnitude field-glass companion.72+2.59+0.08438 Zeta Sagittarii Ascella From the Latin Almagest of 1515,the name means the Arm or Armpit of the Centaur.Very close and difficult pair of blue-white stars of magnitudes 3.2 and 3.4. 72+3.11+1.562Eta Sagittarii 90 light years distant with a luminosity of 40 Suns. 9th magnitude companiondiscovered by S.Burnham with a six inch telescope in 1879. 72+2.81+1.04322 Lambda Sagittarii Kaus Borealis The Northern part of the Bow. 70 light years distant with a luminosity of about35 Suns. Lies in a fine Milky Way field, peppered with countless faint stars.72+2.89+0.35241 Pi Sagittarii Very close and difficult triple, suitable only for large telescopes. 250 lightyears distant with a luminosity of about 360 Suns. 72+2.02-0.22434 Sigma Sagittarii Nunki Nunki, from the Babylonian Tablet of the Thirty Stars, said to signifty The Starof the proclamation of the Sea, being the approach of the watery constellations.72+3.32+1.19340 Tau Sagittarii Eastern-most star of the Milk Dipper. The stars of this group were objects ofspecial worship in China for at least a thousand years before our era. 72+3.17-0.11327 Phi Sagittarii 590 light years distant with a luminosity of about 1600 Suns. Robert Burnham'sCelestial Handbook notes that the star is possibly a spectroscopic binary. 73+0.96+1.83121 Alpha Scorpii Antares Semi-regular variable, fluctuating between magnitudes 0.9 and 1.1 approximatelyevery 4.75 years. Huge star some 300 times the diameter of the Sun. 73+2.64-0.0758 Beta Scorpii Graffias Fine double star for the small telescope. Magnitude 4.92 blue-white companion.Beta Scorpii is also a spectroscopic binary with a period of 6.82 days. 73+2.32-0.1257 Delta Scorpii Dschubba The name is a confused version of the Arabic Al Jabhah, the Forehead. Nebulosityconnects Delta Scorpii with Pi Scorpii. The stars luminosity is about 3300 Suns.73+2.29+1.15326 Epsilon Scorpii 65 light years distant with a luminosity of 45 Suns. One of the few bright starsin the constellation which is not a member of the Scorpio-Centaurus Association.73+3.33+0.413Eta Scorpii 50 light years distant with a luminosity of about 10 Suns. One of the manybright stars in the constellation thats not been honored with a proper name. 73+1.87+0.402Theta Scorpii Sargas Name comes from the ancient Babylonian and means the Smiter, or the Seizer. 650light years distant with a luminosity of about 5800 Suns. 73+3.03+0.511Iota-1 Scorpii 3400 lightt years distant with a luminosity of about 60,000 Suns. The fainterfield star Iota-2 lies just to the east - magnitude 4.81 and spectral type A2. 73+2.39-0.224Kappa Scorpii Beta Canis Majoris variable, with a very slight magnitude range of about 2.39 to2.42 with a period of 4 hours and 47 minutes. Its luminosity is about 1900 Suns.73+1.63-0.22435 Lambda Scorpii Shaula Name comes from the Arabic Al Shaulah, the Sting. Spectroscopic binary and alsoa short period variable with a magnitude range of 1.59 - 1.65 every 5 hours. 73+3.04-0.215Mu-1 Scorpii The stars forms a wide naked-eye with Mu-2, which is magnitude 3.6, spectrum B2.Mu-1 is a spectroscopic binary of the Beta Lyrae type with a period of 1.4 days.73+2.89-0.1956 Pi Scorpii Spectroscopic binary with a period of 1.5 days. The star lies in a region offaint diffuse nebulosity. 570 light years away with a luminosity of 1700 Suns.73+2.89+0.13320 Sigma Scorpii Al Niyat The Arabic Shield of the Heart. Spectroscopic binary with a period of 34 days.Sigma Scorpii is also a pulsating variable of the Beta Canis Majoris type. 73+2.82-0.25523 Tau Scorpii 750 light years distant with a luminosity of about 3300 Suns. Lies in a richfield of faint stars. 73+2.69-0.22134 Upsilon Scorpii Lesath The name of the star is from an Arabic word meaning The Sting. Forms a brightpair with Lambda Scorpii. 540 light years away with a luminosity of 1900 Suns.73+3.21+1.173G Scorpii 100 light years distant with a luminosity of about 45 Suns. The hazy glow of thefaint globular cluster NGC 6441 lies just to the east of G Scorpii. 76+2.65+1.17324 Alpha Serpentis Unukalhai The Arabic Unk al Hayyah, the Neck of the Snake. 70 light years distant with aluminosity of 35 Suns. Also called Cor Serpentis symbol of the god of medicine.76+3.26+0.94458 Eta Serpentis With Zeta Serpentis it was the Chinese Tung Hae, the Heavenly Eastern Sea. 60light years distant with a luminosity of about 6 Suns. 78+0.85+1.54387 Alpha Tauri Aldebaran Unrelated foreground star in the Hyades cluster. Its name comes from Al Dabaran,the Follower, supposedly since the star follows the Pleiades across the Sky. 78+1.65-0.133112 Beta Tauri El Nath The Arabic Al Natih, the Butting One. In Hindu legend its Agni, the god of firethose name we take in vain whenever we ignite anything. 78+3.00-0.194123 Zeta Tauri The Chinese Tien Kwan, the Heavenly Gate. One of the best known shell stars witha turbulently expanding atmosphere that keeps a shell of gas around the star. 78+2.87-0.09325 Eta Tauri Alcyone Brightest star in the Pleiades, named after a mythological nymph. Nearly 1000times more luminous than the Sun, and probably about 10 times greater in size. 78+3.42+0.18378 Theta-2 Tauri Wide naked eye double star system in the Hyades. 77 Theta-1 Tauri is a K0 giant,while 78 Theta-2 Tauri is a A7 giant. Magnitudes of the pair are 3.85 and 3.42.78+3.47-0.12535 Lambda Tauri One of the brightest of the eclipsing variable stars, and among the first to beindentified, found in 1848 by J.Baxendell in England. 80+3.41+0.4942 Alpha Trianguli Caput Trianguli Caput Trianguli is the Latin equivalent of the earlier Arabic Ras al Muthallath.The star is a close spectroscopic binary with a period of 1.73 days 80+3.00+0.1434 Beta Trianguli A double-line spectroscopic binary with a period of 31.4 days. Along with AlphaTrianguli this was the Arabia Al Mizan, or Scale-beam. 81+1.92+1.443Alpha Trianguli Australis Atria Atria is the modern name used by navigators. 80 light years distant with aluminosity of about 90 Suns. 81+2.85+0.295Beta Trianguli Australis 42 light years distant with a luminosity of about 10 Suns. The star shows afairly large proper motion of 0.45 seconds annually. 81+2.89 0.005Gamma Trianguli Australis 115 light years distant with a luminosity of about 70 Suns. Abnormally stronglines of the rare element europium in its spectrum. 82+2.86+1.393Alpha Tucana 62 light years distant with a luminosity of about 20 Suns. Spectroscopic binarywith a period of 4197.7 days, or close to 11.5 years. 83+1.79+1.07350 Alpha Ursae Majoris Dubhe Dubhe is the abbreviation of the Arabic Back of the Greater Bear. Very closebinary with a 7th magnitude common motion companion. 83+2.37-0.02548 Beta Ursae Majoris Merak The Arabic Al Marakk, The loin of the Bear. Along with Alpha Ursae Majoris theseare the Pointer stars which indicate the direction to Polaris. 83+2.44 0.00564 Gamma Ursae Majoris Phecda Phecda is from the Arabic Al Fahdh, the Thigh. The computed distance is about 90light years with an actual luminosity of about 75 Suns. Near the galaxy M109.83+3.31+0.08569 Delta Ursae Majoris Megrez From the Arabic Al Maghrez, the Root of the Tail. Megrez is one of the suspectedsecular variables that have supposedly faded or brightened over the centuries. 83+1.77-0.02 77 Epsilon Ursae Majoris Alioth Peculiar spectrum with abnormally strong lines of Chromium and Europium. Variesbetween 1.7 and 1.8 magnitudes every 5 days. Regularly changing magnetic field.83+1.86-0.19585 Eta Ursae Majoris Benetnasch The Arabic name can mean the Leader of the Daughters of the Mourners. Not a truemember of the Ursa Major moving cluster like Beta,Gamma,Delta,Epslion and Zeta. 83+2.27+0.02579 Zeta Ursae Majoris Mizar Mizar along with Alcor is a celebrated double star. Not a genuine binary. TheArabs in the desert regarded it as a test of penetrating vision. 83+3.17+0.46425 Theta Ursae Majoris Along with other stars in this area it was the Arab star gazers, the Throne ofthe Mourners. Binary, with a faint common motion companion of magnitude 13.5.83+3.14+0.1959 Iota Ursae Majoris Talitha Name is from the Arabic Al Kafzah al Thalithah or The Third Leap. Double starwith a close 10th magnitude companion, which is itself close binary. 83+3.45+0.03433 Lambda Ursae Majoris Tania Borealis Name comes from the Arabic. It means The second leap or The Second Spring of theGazelle. 150 light years distant with a luminosity of about 75 Suns.83+3.05+1.59334 Mu Ursae Majoris Tania Australis Spectroscopic binary with a period of 230.089 days. Along with Tania Borealis these two stars were the Chung Tae, or the Middle Dignitary in China. 83+3.48+1.40354 Nu Ursae Majoris Alula Borealis Arabic name means the First Spring of the Gazelle. Double star with a magnitude9.7 greenish companion visible in small telescopes. 150 light years distant.83+3.36+0.8421 Omicron Ursae Majoris Muscida Muscida is a word coined in the Middle Ages, and said to mean Muzzle. A 15thmagnitude companion was discovered in 1889 at Lick using the 36 inch refractor. 83+3.01+1.14352 Psi Ursae Majoris The bright star about 10 degrees below the bowl of the Bear. 130 light yearsdistant with a luminosity of about 85 times that of the Sun. 84+2.02+0.6011 Alpha Ursae Minoris Polaris The Pole star. For many centuries Polaris has been the Lodestar of navigators.In Chinese mythology it was the home of the Supreme Lord of the Dark Heavens. 84+2.08+1.4737 Beta Ursae Minoris Kochab Some 3000 years ago it was the closest bright star to the true pole. Probablythe Greek Polos referred to in very early writings as the Polar Light. 84+3.05+0.05213 Gamma Ursae Minoris Pherkad The Arabic Dim One of the Two Calves. Peculiar variable star which may be adwarf cepheid. Forms a wide pair with the 5th magnitude star 11 Ursae Minoris.85+1.96+0.045Delta Velorum Multiple star system. Close 6th magnitude companion with a wide 10th magnitudewhich is itself a close double. The system lies about 75 light years distant.85+1.78-0.221Gamma Velorum Suhail Classic example of a Wolf-Rayet star. Rare extremely hot star, bright as 100,000Suns. Easy double for small telescopes with magnitudes 1.8 and 4.3.85+2.50-0.184Kappa Velorum Spectroscopic binary with a period of 116.65 days. The computed distance isabout 470 light years, giving an actual luminosity of about 1900 Suns. 85+2.21+1.661Lambda Velorum Al Suhail Name comes from the Arabic The Suhail of the Weight. Double star with anextremely faint companion of magnitude 14.8 discovered by T.J.J.See in 1897. 85+2.69+0.903Mu Velorum Difficult binary. According to a note in the Lick Catalogue of Visual DoubleStars in 1961, it has not been seen with certainty since 1942. 85+3.13+1.553n Velorum Suspected of variability by various observers, the star seems to be constant inlight at the present time. In 1895 the reported range was magnitudes 3.2 to 3.8.86+0.98-0.23567 Alpha Virginis Spica Marks the ear of wheat which Virgo holds in her left hand. In Egypt she was thegoddess Isis. Eclipsing binary varying by about 0.1 magnitudes every 4 days.86+2.75+0.36529 Gamma Virginis Porrima Named after Roman goddess of prophecy. Celebrated double star each of magnitude3.6. The orbital period is 172 years. They now appear to be closing together.86+3.38+1.58343 Delta Virginis Called Bellissima by Father Secchi because of its beautiful banded spectrum. 85times the luminosity of the Sun with a distance of about 180 light years. 86+3.37+0.11579 Zeta Virginis The star is very similar in type and luminosity to Sirius. Its luminosity isabout 30 Suns and is some 90 light years distant. 86+2.83+0.94347 Epsilon Virginis Vindemiatrix The name is from the Latin for The Grape Gatherer. Signifying its rising in themorning just before the time of the annual vintage.
