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  2. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    In the table below, unless indicated by a "†", the "modern proper name" is the name approved by the WGSN and entered in the List of IAU-approved Star Names [1] or otherwise approved by the IAU. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple-star systems . [ 9 ]

  3. Lists of star names - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, star names, in contrast to star designations, are proper names of stars that have emerged from usage in pre-modern astronomical traditions. Lists of these names appear in the following articles: List of Arabic star names; List of Chinese star names; List of proper names of stars: traditional proper names in modern usage around ...

  4. Stellar designations and names - Wikipedia

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    The Bright Star Catalogue, which is a star catalogue listing all stars of apparent magnitude 6.5 or brighter, or roughly every star visible to the naked eye from Earth, contains 9,096 stars. [1] The most voluminous modern catalogues list on the order of a billion stars, out of an estimated total of 200 to 400 billion in the Milky Way .

  5. Category:Stars with proper names - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category associates tightly to the list of traditional star names, and more loosely to star designations ...

  6. Category:Lists of stars - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... Lists of star names; List of stars for navigation; List of nearest known ...

  7. IAU Working Group on Star Names - Wikipedia

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    The informal names often attributed to other components in a physical multiple (e.g., Fomalhaut B) are treated as unofficial (albeit described as "useful nicknames"), and not included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In the List, the components are clearly identified by their identifiers in the Washington Double Star Catalog. [4]

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  9. Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    There are about 300 to 350 stars with traditional or historical proper names. They tend to be the brightest stars in the sky and are often the most prominent ones of the constellation. Examples are Betelgeuse, Rigel and Vega. Most such names are derived from the Arabic language (see List of Arabic star names § History of Arabic star names).