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| Star Common Name | Constellation | Full Name | Translation/Reference | Rolleston | Hipparcos | Language | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mulMAS.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR | Gem | Tu'amu sehrutu | the great twins Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page11-8.html |
Sumerian/Akkadian | * gam Gem | ||
| Abrachaleus | Gem | Abrachaleus | Hercules Allen p. 233 |
Greek (Caesius derived from the Arabic Ab, Father) | * bet Gem | ||
| Afelar | Gem | Afelar | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Doric dialect | * alf Gem | ||
| Al Dira | Gem | Al Awwal a Dhira` | the first in the paw or forearm [of the lion] Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 429. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429, Bullinger p. 139 |
the seed or branch | Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * alf Gem | |
| Al Dira | Gem | Al Dira | the right arm Bullinger p. 139 |
the seed | Arabic | * bet Gem | |
| Al Giauza | Gem | Algueze | Pollux Bullinger p. 139 |
the palm branch | Arabic | * bet Gem | |
| Al Giauza | Gem | Algueze | the great one, the giant Allen p. 231, Bullinger p. 139 |
the palm branch | Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671 | * alf Gem | |
| Al Henah | Gem | Elhenaat | brand, in henna, on the right side of a horse's or camel' neck, the 4th manzil Allen p. 234, Olcott p. 208, https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, Bullinger p.138 |
hurt, wounded or afflicted | Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671 | * gam Gem | |
| Al Nuḥātai | Gem | Al Nuḥātai | a camel's hump Allen p. 234 |
Arabic | * gam Gem | ||
| Al Thani al Dhira | Gem | Al Thāni al Dhirā | the in the second forearm Allen p. 233 |
Arabic | * bet Gem | ||
| Algueze | Gem | Algueze vél potius Elgiautzti | the main one Allen p. 231 |
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671 | * bet Gem | ||
| Alhena | Gem | Al-Han'ah | the brand-mark (on the neck of a camel) Allen p. 234, Olcott pp. 200208, Kunitzsch p. 38, http://www.icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/alhena.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Arabic | * gam Gem | ||
| Almeisan | Gem | Al-Maisan | the shining one http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * gam Gem | ||
| Al-Ras al-Taum al-Mu'ahar | Gem | Al-Rās al-Taum al-Mu'ah·h·ār | the head of the rear twin, Pollux, the immortal son of Zeus Allen p. 233 |
Arabic | * bet Gem | ||
| Al-Ras al-Taum al-Muqadim | Gem | Al-Rās al-Taum al-Mu'ah·h·ār | the head of the foremost twin, Castor, the mortal son of Tyndareus Allen p. 233 |
Arabic | * alf Gem | ||
| Alzirr | Gem | Al Zirr | the button Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/alzirr.html, Allen p. 237, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Arabic (Al Biruni, 1030 AD) | * ksi Gem | ||
| Anelar | Gem | Anelar | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Apian, 16th Century | * alf Gem | ||
| Anhelar | Gem | Anhelar | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Alfonsine Tables | * alf Gem | ||
| Aoul al Dzira | Gem | Aoul al Dzira | the first in the paw Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 429. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429. |
Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * alf Gem | ||
| Aphellar | Gem | Aphellar | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Doric dialect | * alf Gem | ||
| Aplellan | Gem | Aplellan | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Doric dialect | * alf Gem | ||
| Aplellon | Gem | Aplellon | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Doric dialect | * alf Gem | ||
| Apollo | Gem | Apollo | one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda, Castor Allen, p. 30, Bullinger p. 138 |
ruler or judge | Greek | * alf Gem | |
| Apullum | Gem | Apullum | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Doric dialect | * alf Gem | ||
| Avelar | Gem | Avelar | Apollo Allen p. 230 |
Apian, 16th Century | * alf Gem | ||
| Calx | Gem | Calx | the heel Allen, p. 23, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15 |
Latin (Flamsteed, 1725) | * mu. Gem | ||
| Castor | Gem | Castor | the mortal son of Tyndarus, the king of Sparta, also known as "Apollo" from Greek mythology Allen p. 230, Olcott pp. 200202, Kunitzsch p. 37, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 14, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/castor.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Greek | * alf Gem | ||
| Elhakaac | Gem | alpha and beta jointly | Allen p. 233 |
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671 | * bet Gem | ||
| Elhensat | Gem | Elhensat | Pollux Allen p. 231 |
Latin | * bet Gem | ||
| Eques | Gem | Eques | the horseman of the rwins Allen, p. 230 |
Latin | * alf Gem | ||
| Garacles | Gem | Hercules | Hercules Allen [p. 233 |
Latin (Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671 | * bet Gem | ||
| Hercules | Gem | Hercules | a companion for Apollo, Castor Allen p. 233, Bullinger p. 138 |
who cometh to labor or suffer | Greek (Flamsteed) | * bet Gem | |
| Iracleus | Gem | Iracleus | Hercules Allen p. 233 |
Greek (Hydes's version of Hercules) | * bet Gem | ||
| Jishui | Gem | Jíshui | the supply of water StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Chinese | * omi Gem | ||
| Ketpholtauman | Gem | beta alone | Hercules Allen p. 233 |
* bet Gem | |||
| Mash-mashu-sha-Risu | Gem | Mas-tab-ba-tur-tur | the little twins Allen, p. 234 |
Babylonian | * gam Gem | ||
| mas-tab-ba-gal-gal | Gem | mas-tab-ba-gal-gal | front feet of the great twins British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html |
Babylonian | * tet Gem | ||
| mas-tab-ba-gal-gal | Gem | mas-tab-ba-gal-gal | hands of the great twins British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html |
Babylonian | * nu. Gem | ||
| mas-tab-ba-tur-tur | Gem | mas-tab-ba-tur-tur | rear foot of the little twins British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html |
Babylonian | * ksi Gem | ||
| mas-tab-ba-tur-tur | Gem | mas-tab-ba-tur-tur | the little twins British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html |
Babylonian | * zet Gem | ||
| Mebsuta | Gem | Al Mabsuṭāt | the outstretched, from its marking the extended paw of the early Arabic Lion, but now is on the hem of Castor's tunic Allen p. 235, Olcott pp. 200209, Kunitzsch p. 38, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/mebsuta.html, http://www.icoproject.org/star.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, Bullinger p. 139 |
treading under feet | Ancient Arabic | * eps Gem | |
| Mekbuda | Gem | Al Maḳbüḑah | the drawn in paw of the ancient lion Allen p. 235, Olcott pp. 200209, Kunitzsch p. 38, http://icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15, Kalre James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/mekbuda.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Arabic | * zet Gem | ||
| Melboula | Gem | Al-Mabsuṭāt | the outstretched, from its marking the extended paw of the early Arabic Lion, but now is on the hem of Castor's tunic Allen p. 235 |
Arabic (Charles Augustus Young, December 15, 1834 – January 4, 1908) | * eps Gem | ||
| Menita | Gem | Al-Mabsuṭāt | middle of the western twin Allen p. 235 |
Arabic | * eps Gem | ||
| Mesoula | Gem | Al-Mabsuṭāt | middle of the western twin Allen p. 235 |
Arabic | * eps Gem | ||
| Mibwala | Gem | Al-Mabsuṭāt | middle of the western twin Allen p. 235 |
Arabic | * eps Gem | ||
| Muekher al Dzira | Gem | Latin: Posterior Brachii | the end in the paw Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55: 429–438. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429. |
Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * bet Gem | ||
| Nir al Henat | Gem | Nir al Henat | the brightest of Al Henat Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 429. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429. |
Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * gam Gem | ||
| Nucatai | Gem | Nuḥātai | camel's hump StockmanL.H. & Harper David , https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/altname.html |
Arabic | * nu. Gem | ||
| Phoebus | Gem | Phoebus | Pollux Allen p. 231 |
Caesius | * bet Gem | ||
| Pish Pai | Gem | Pish Pai | foreleg Allen p. 236 |
Persian | * eta Gem | ||
| Pish Pai | Gem | Pish Pai | foreleg Allen p. 236 |
Persian | * mu. Gem | ||
| Polluces | Gem | Polluces | the boxer Allen p. 233 |
Latin (Ovid's Pugil) | * bet Gem | ||
| Pollux | Gem | Pollux | one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda, the immortal of the two Allen p. 233, Olcott p. 202, Kunizsch p. 38, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 14, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/pollux.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Greek | * bet Gem | ||
| Posterior Brachii | Gem | Posterior Brachii | the end in the paw Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55: 429–438. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429. |
Latin (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * bet Gem | ||
| Praepes | Gem | Propus | in front of Castor's left foot Allen p. 235 |
Greek (Hipparchos and Ptolemy) | * eta Gem | ||
| Prima Brachii | Gem | Prima Brachii | the first in the paw Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55: 429–438. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429., StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html |
Latin (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * alf Gem | ||
| Prima tou al Henat | Gem | Prima tou al Henat | the first of Al Henat Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55: 429–438. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429. |
Latin, Greek & Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) | * gam Gem | ||
| Propus | Gem | Propus | in front of Castor's left foot Allen p. 235, Olcott pp. 200209, Kunitzsch p. 39, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/propus.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, Bullinger p. 139 |
the branch spreading | Greek (Hipparchos and Ptolemy) | * eta Gem | |
| Rasalgeuse | Gem | Rasalgeuse | Pollux Allen p. 231 |
Arabic (Bayer) | * bet Gem | ||
| Tejat | Gem | al-taḥāyī | the rain bringers Olcott p. 200, Kunitzsch p. 39, StockmanL.H. & Harper David , https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Arabic | * mu. Gem | ||
| Tejat Posterior | Gem | Nuḥātai | Castor's back foot Allen p. 236, http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/TejatPosterior.html |
Arabic/Latin | * mu. Gem | ||
| Theseus | Gem | Theseus | Pollux Allen p. 231 |
Caesius | * bet Gem | ||
| Wasat | Gem | Al Wasat | middle of the constellation Allen p. 234, Ocoltt pp. 200208, Kunitzsch p.38, http://icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 15, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/wasat.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt |
Arabic | * del Gem |