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These names of stars that have either been approved by the International Astronomical Union or which have been in somewhat recent use. IAU approval comes mostly from its Working Group on Star Names, which has been publishing a "List of IAU-approved Star Names" since 2016. As of April 2022, the list included a total of 451 proper names of stars. [1]
A star is any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars composing the observable universe, only a very small percentage are visible to the naked eye.
Below is the list of all the star names approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Along with the names, the table shows the stars’ Bayer, Flamsteed or catalogue designations, visual magnitudes, coordinates (right ascension and declination), and name meanings/origins.
Astronomers estimate that the universe could contain up to one septillion stars – that’s a one followed by 24 zeros. Our Milky Way alone contains more than 100 billion, including our most well-studied star, the Sun. Stars are giant balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements.
Today the International Astronomical Union updates the catalogue and standardizes proper names for stars. The Most Popular Stars Names in the Sky. Polaris. If you have ever wondered what is the name of the North Star, this is the answer. Without a doubt, it’s one of the most popular stars.
11 Φεβ 2009 · There are some enormous lists of stars out there. One of the most comprehensive is the SIMBAD database. This is an online database that contains 4.3 million objects. NASA has an even larger...
25 Ιουλ 2006 · Where do star names come from? Johann Bayer was the first to use Greek letters for star names — and four centuries later, we use them still. Here is the constellation Taurus from Bayer's Uranometria atlas of 1603. Sky & Telescope. At least beginners aren't alone in their confusion of star names.
