List of proper names of stars

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 since 2016 been publishing a "List of IAU-approved Star Names", which as of August 2018 included a total of 336 proper names of stars.

Background

Of the roughly 10,000 stars visible to the naked eye, only a few hundred have been given proper names in the history of astronomy. Traditional astronomy tends to group stars into asterisms, and give proper names to those, not to individual stars.
Many star names are in origin descriptive of the part of the asterism they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of the Arabic -فخذ الدب- fakhth al-dubb "thigh of the bear". Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius "the scorcher", Antares "like Mars", Canopus, Alphard "the solitary one", Regulus "kinglet"; and arguably Aldebaran "the follower", Procyon "preceding the dog ". The same holds for Chinese star names, where most stars are enumerated within their asterisms, with a handful of exceptions such as 織女 "weaving girl".
In addition to the limited number of traditional star names, there were some coined in modern times, e.g. "Avior" for Epsilon Carinae, and a number of stars named after people.

IAU Catalog

In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin dated July 2016 included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee Working Group on Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites during the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign and recognized by the WGSN. Further batches of names were approved on 21 August, 12 September, 5 October, and 6 November 2016. These were listed in a table of 102 stars included in the WGSN's second bulletin dated November 2016. The next additions were done on 1 February 2017, 30 June 2017, 5 September 2017, 17 November 2017, 1 June 2018, and on 10 August 2018. All 336 names are included in the current List of IAU-approved Star Names, last updated on 10 August 2018.
In addition, in 2019 the IAU organised its IAU 100 NameExoWorlds campaign to name exoplanets and their host stars. The approved names of 112 exoplanets and their host stars were published on 17 December 2019.

List

In the table below, unless indicated by a "†", the "modern proper name" is that approved by the WGSN and entered in the List of IAU-approved Star Names or otherwise approved by the IAU. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems.
For such names relating to members of multiple star systems, and where a component letter is not explicitly listed, the WGSN says that the name should be understood to be attributed to the visually brightest component. In the "Historical names / comments" column, 'IAU new 2015' and 'IAU new 2019' denote that the name was approved by the IAU as a consequence of its 2015 and 2019 NameExoWorlds campaigns, respectively.

Constellation	Designation	Modern proper name	Historical names / comments	English pronunciation
Lynx	XO-5	Absolutno	IAU new 2019 Czech Republic proposal. Fictional substance in the novel Továrna na absolutno by Karel Čapek.
Eridanus	θ¹ Eridani	Acamar
Eridanus	α Eridani A	Achernar	The name was originally Arabic آخر النهر ʾāẖir an-nahr "river's end"
Cassiopeia	η Cassiopeiae A	Achird	Apparently first applied to Eta Cassiopeiae in the Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens published in 1950, but is not known prior to that.
Scorpius	β Scorpii Aa	Acrab	The traditional name of the β Scorpii system has been rendered Akrab and Elakrab, derived from Arabic العقرب al-ʿaqrab, "the scorpion".
Crux	α Crucis Aa	Acrux	Acrux is a modern contraction of the Bayer designation, coined in the 19th century, but which entered into common use only by the mid 20th century.
Cancer	α Cancri Aa	Acubens	The name was originally Arabic الزبانى az-zubāná, "the claws".
Leo	ζ Leonis Aa	Adhafera	Also called Aldhafera. The name is originally from Arabic الضفيرة aḍ-ḍafīra, "the braid "
Canis Major	ε Canis Majoris A	Adhara	The name is originally from Arabic عذارى ʿaḏārá, "virgins". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket it is designated أول العذاري ʾawwil al-ʿaḏāriyy, translated into Latin as Prima Virginum, "first virgin".
Andromeda	ξ Andromedae	Adhil	The name was originally Arabic الذيل aḏ-ḏayl, 'the train'
Taurus	ε Tauri Aa1	Ain	The name is originally from Arabic عين ʿayn, "eye" and was reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites.
Sagittarius	ν¹ Sagittarii A	Ainalrami	from Arabic عين الرامي ʿayn ar-rāmī "eye of the archer"
Lyra	η Lyrae Aa	Aladfar	The name is originally from Arabic الأظفر al-ʾuẓfur, "the talons ", shared with μ Lyrae.
Andromeda	γ Andromedae	Alamak †	The name is originally from Arabic العناق الأرض al-ʿanāq al-ʾarḍ, "the caracal".
Serpens	HD 168746	Alasia	IAU new 2019 Cypriot proposal. First historically recorded name of Cyprus.
Lyra	μ Lyrae	Alathfar †	The name is originally from Arabic الأظفر al-ʾuẓfur, "the talons ", shared with η Lyrae.
Sagittarius	π Sagittarii A	Albaldah	The name is originally from Arabic البلدة al-balda, "town". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated نير البلدة nayyir al-baldah, translated into Latin as Lucida Oppidi "brightest of the town".
Aquarius	ε Aquarii	Albali	The name is originally from Arabic البالع al-bāliʿ, "the swallower".
Cygnus	β¹ Cygni Aa	Albireo	The source of the name Albireo is not entirely clear.
Corvus	α Corvi	Alchiba	From Arabic الخباء al-ẖibāʾ, "tent". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated المنخر الغراب al-manẖar al-ġurāb, translated into Latin as Rostrum Corvi, "beak of the crow".
Ursa Major	80 Ursae Majoris Ca	Alcor	From Arabic الخوار al‑ẖawwār, "the faint one".
Taurus	η Tauri A	Alcyone	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster. Alcyone was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
Taurus	α Tauri	Aldebaran	The name was originally Arabic الدبران ad-dabarān, "the follower ".
Cepheus	α Cephei	Alderamin	From Arabic الذراع اليمين aḏ-ḏirāʿ al-yamīn, "the right arm ".
Grus	γ Gruis	Aldhanab	The name was originally Arabic الذنب aḏ-ḏanab, "the tail ".
Draco	ζ Draconis A	Aldhibah	From Arabic الضباع aḍ-ḍibāʿ, "the hyenas", shared with η Draconis.
Delphinus	ε Delphini	Aldulfin	Shortening of Arabic ذنب الدلفين ḏanab ad-dulfīn "tail of the dolphin".
Cepheus	β Cephei Aa	Alfirk	Arabic الفرق al-firq "the flock", name given by Ulugh Beg to the asterism consisting of α, β and η Cephei.
Capricornus	α² Capricorni A	Algedi	From Arabic الجدي al-jady "the kid". Alternative traditional names of Al Giedi, Secunda Giedi and Algiedi Secunda.
Pegasus	γ Pegasi	Algenib	Arabic الجانب al-jānib "the flank". Algenib is also another name for Mirfak.
Leo	γ¹ Leonis	Algieba	Arabic الجبهة al-jabha "the forehead. The WGSN re-designated the star as Algorab in July 2016.
Gemini	γ Geminorum Aa	Alhena	Derived from Arabic الهنعة al-hanʿa, "the brand"
Ursa Major	ε Ursae Majoris A	Alioth	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough.
Cygnus	ε Cygni Aa	Aljanah
Ursa Major	η Ursae Majoris	Alkaid	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough.
Cepheus	ρ² Cephei	Al Kalb al Rai †
Boötes	μ¹ Boötis Aa	Alkalurops
Ursa Major	κ Ursae Majoris A	Alkaphrah
Pegasus	υ Pegasi	Alkarab
Crater	α Crateris	Alkes
Auriga	ε Aurigae	Almaaz
Andromeda	γ Andromedae A	Almach
Leo	κ Leonis	Al Minliar al Asad †
Grus	α Gruis	Alnair
Sagittarius	γ² Sagittarii	Alnasl	From Arabic النصل an-naṣl, "arrowhead".
Orion	ε Orionis	Alnilam	Middle star in the belt of Orion.
Orion	ζ Orionis Aa	Alnitak	The traditional name, alternately spelled Al Nitak or Alnitah, is from Arabic النطاق an-niṭāq, "the girdle".
Scorpius	σ Scorpii Aa1	Alniyat
Hydra	α Hydrae	Alphard
Corona Borealis	α Coronae Borealis	Alphecca	The name نير الفكة nayyir al-fakka "bright of the broken " is found in the Al Achsasi al Mouakket catalogue.
Andromeda	α Andromedae Aa	Alpheratz
Pisces	η Piscium	Alpherg
Draco	μ Draconis A	Alrakis	From Arabic الراقص ar-rāqiṣ, "the dancer"; also spelled Arrakis and Elrakis.
Pisces	α Piscium A	Alrescha
Draco	HD 161693	Alruba
Draco	σ Draconis	Alsafi
Lynx	31 Lyncis	Alsciaukat
Vela	δ Velorum Aa	Alsephina
Aquila	β Aquilae A	Alshain
Capricornus	ν Capricorni A	Alshat
Aquila	α Aquilae	Altair	From Arabic الطائر aṭ-ṭāʾir, "the flying ".
Draco	δ Draconis	Altais
Leo	λ Leonis	Alterf
Canis Major	η Canis Majoris	Aludra
Ursa Major	ξ Ursae Majoris Aa	Alula Australis
Ursa Major	ν Ursae Majoris	Alula Borealis
Serpens	θ¹ Serpentis A	Alya
Gemini	ξ Geminorum	Alzirr	alternately spelled Alzir
Canis Major	HD 43197	Amadioha	IAU new 2019 Nigerian proposal. After a god in Igbo mythology
Crater	WASP-34	Amansinaya	IAU new 2019 Philippines proposal. Named after Aman Sinaya, deity of the ocean and protector of fishermen in Tagalog mythology.
Pegasus	WASP-52	Anadolu	IAU new 2019 Turkish proposal. Refers to the motherland in Turkish culture.
Aquarius	θ Aquarii	Ancha
Eridanus	τ² Eridani	Angetenar	The name is originally from Arabic عرجة النهر ʿarjat an-nahr, "the bend of the river"
Ursa Major	HD 102956	Aniara	IAU new 2019 Swedish proposal. Name of a spaceship in the eponymous poem by Harry Martinson.
Phoenix	α Phoenicis	Ankaa
Vulpecula	α Vulpeculae	Anser	Alternative traditional name is Lucida Anseris.
Scorpius	α Scorpii A	Antares	Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης Antarēs, "like Ares ".
Boötes	HD 131496	Arcalís	IAU new 2019 Andorran proposal. After the peak in the north of the country.
Boötes	α Boötis	Arcturus
Sagittarius	β² Sagittarii	Arkab Posterior
Sagittarius	β¹ Sagittarii A	Arkab Prior
Lepus	α Leporis	Arneb	Traditional name Arneb is from the Arabic أرنب ʾarnab "hare"..
Sagittarius	ζ Sagittarii A	Ascella	Part of Teapot Asterism.
Cancer	δ Cancri Aa	Asellus Australis
Cancer	γ Cancri Aa	Asellus Borealis
Hydra	ε Hydrae	Ashlesha
Boötes	θ Boötis	Asellus Primus †	Latin for "first donkey colt"
Boötes	ι Boötis	Asellus Secundus †	Latin for "second donkey colt"
Boötes	κ Boötis	Asellus Tertius †	Latin for "third donkey colt"
Carina	ι Carinae	Aspidiske
Taurus	21 Tauri A	Asterope, Sterope †	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster. Asterope was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
Canis Major	WASP-64	Atakoraka	IAU new 2019 Togolese proposal. Means the chain of the Atacora, a mountain range.
Draco	η Draconis A	Athebyne
Perseus	ο Persei A	Atik
Taurus	27 Tauri Aa1	Atlas	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster. Atlas was the Titan god of endurance and astronomy and the father of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
Triangulum Australe	α Trianguli Australis	Atria
Carina	ε Carinae A	Avior	Designated 'Avior' by His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office for the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.
Cetus	HD 224693	Axólotl	IAU new 2019 Mexican proposal. An axolotl is a culturally significant amphibian; means "water animal" in the Nahuatl language.
Eridanus	HD 18742	Ayeyarwady	IAU new 2019 Myanmar proposal. Named after Irrawaddy River.
Cygnus	π¹ Cygni	Azelfafage	Variously reported as from Arabic السلحفاة as-sulaḥfāh "turtle", الطلف الفرس aṭ-ṭilf al-faras, "horse track", or عزل الدجاجة ʿazal ad-dajāja, "tail of the hen"
Eridanus	η Eridani	Azha	Originally from Arabic أدحي ʾudḥiyy "nest "; later miscopied as أرحى ʾazḥá in medieval manuscripts.
Puppis	ξ Puppis	Azmidi	alternative rendering Asmidiske †
Ursa Minor	8 Ursae Minoris	Baekdu	IAU new 2019 South Korean proposal. Named after the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula.
Ophiuchus	GJ 699	Barnard's Star	Named after the American astronomer E E Barnard, the first to measure its high proper motion.
Cetus	ζ Ceti Aa	Baten Kaitos
Eridanus	υ³ Eridani	Beemim
Eridanus	ο¹ Eridani	Beid	The name is originally from Arabic البيض al-bayḍ, "the eggs".
Sagittarius	HD 181342	Belel	IAU new 2019 Senegalese proposal. A rare source of water in the North.
Pisces	HD 8574	Bélénos	IAU new 2019 French proposal. A God - of light, the Sun and of health - in Gaulish mythology.
Orion	γ Orionis	Bellatrix	Latin for "female warrior"; applied to this star in the 15th century.
Perseus	HAT-P-15	Berehynia	IAU new 2019 Ukrainian proposal. A deity in the Slavic religion of waters and riverbanks; now a national goddess - "hearth mother, protectress of the earth".
Orion	α Orionis Aa	Betelgeuse	Derived from Arabic يد الجوزاء yad al-jawzāʾ, "the hand of ".
Aries	41 Arietis Aa	Bharani
Sextans	HD 86081	Bibhā	IAU new 2019 Indian proposal. Bengali pronunciation of Sanskrit Vibha meaning "a bright beam of light".
Pegasus	θ Pegasi	Biham
Aquarius	HD 206610	Bosona	IAU new 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina proposal. Name of the territory of Bosnia in the 10th century.
Aries	δ Arietis	Botein
Libra	σ Librae A	Brachium
Mensa	HD 38283	Bubup	IAU new 2019 Australian proposal. Means "child" in the Boonwurrung language.
Andromeda	HD 16175	Buna	IAU new 2019 Ethiopian proposal. Commonly used word for coffee.
Aquarius	ξ Aquarii	Bunda
Carina	α Carinae A	Canopus	Ptolemy's Κάνωβος, after Canopus, a pilot from Greek mythology, whose name is itself of uncertain etymology.
Auriga	α Aurigae Aa	Capella	The traditional name Capella is from Latin, and is a diminutive of the Latin Capra.
Cassiopeia	β Cassiopeiae A	Caph	The name is originally Arabic كف kaff, "palm", a residue of an old name of Cassiopeia, الكف الخصيب al-kaff al-ẖaḍīb, "the stained hand"; also known as السنام الناقة as-sanām al-nāqa, "the camel's hump".
Gemini	α Geminorum Aa	Castor
Cassiopeia	υ² Cassiopeiae	Castula
Ophiuchus	β Ophiuchi	Cebalrai
Chamaeleon	HD 63454	Ceibo	IAU new 2019 Uruguayan proposal. Name of the native tree that gives rise to the national flower.
Taurus	16 Tauri	Celaeno	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster. Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
Ara	μ Arae	Cervantes	IAU new 2015 Named after Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish author of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Ursa Major	47 Ursae Majoris	Chalawan	IAU new 2015 Named after a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale.
Taurus	θ² Tauri Aa	Chamukuy
Eridanus	WASP-50	Chaophraya	IAU new 2019 Thai proposal. Named after the Chao Phraya River.
Canes Venatici	β Canum Venaticorum Aa	Chara
Lyra	HAT-P-5	Chason	IAU new 2019 Slovakian proposal. Ancient Slovak term for the Sun.
Aquila	HD 192699	Chechia	IAU new 2019 Tunisian proposal. A traditional hat and national headdress.
Leo	θ Leonis	Chertan	Alternative traditional name of Chort.
Pisces	HD 1502	Citadelle	IAU new 2019 Haitian proposal. A mountaintop fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Monoceros	HD 52265	Citalá	IAU new 2019 El Salvadorian proposal. Means "river of stars" in the Nawat language.
Sculptor	HD 4208	Cocibolca	IAU new 2019 Nicaraguan proposal. Named after the lake.
Cancer	55 Cancri A	Copernicus	IAU new 2015 In honor of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Canes Venatici	α Canum Venaticorum Aa	Cor Caroli	Named after Charles I of England by Sir Charles Scarborough
Hercules	ω Herculis A	Cujam	Traditional name, variously spelled Kajam.
Eridanus	β Eridani	Cursa	The name is originally from Arabic الكرسي al-kursiyy, "the chair, footstool"
Capricornus	β¹ Capricorni Aa	Dabih
Fornax	α Fornacis A	Dalim
Cygnus	α Cygni	Deneb	The name is originally from Arabic ذنب الدجاجة ḏanab ad-dajāja. In Chinese, Deneb is part of 鵲橋 "Magpie bridge" in the Qi Xi love story. Deneb is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle.
Capricornus	δ Capricorni Aa	Deneb Algedi
Leo	β Leonis	Denebola
Coma Berenices	α Comae Berenices A	Diadem
Leo	HD 96063	Dingolay	IAU new 2019 Trinidad and Tobago proposal. Means to dance twist and turn, symbolising the national ancestral culture and language.
Cetus	β Ceti	Diphda
Scorpius	WASP-17	Dìwö	IAU new 2019 Costa Rican proposal. Means "the Sun" in the Bribri language.
Fornax	WASP-72	Diya	IAU new 2019 Mauritian proposal. An oil lamp used on special occasions including Diwali.
Centaurus	HD 117618	Dofida	IAU new 2019 Indonesian proposal. Means "our star" in the Nias language.
Ursa Major	HAT-P-3	Dombay	IAU new 2019 Russian proposal. After the resort region in the North Caucasus.
Scorpius	δ Scorpii A	Dschubba
Ursa Major	α Ursae Majoris A	Dubhe	Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough.
Draco	ψ¹ Draconis A	Dziban	From the traditional name of Dziban or Dsiban for ψ¹ Draconis, derived from Arabic الذئبانِ aḏ-ḏiʾbān, meaning "the two wolves" or "the two jackals".
Pisces	HD 218566	Ebla	IAU new 2019 Syrian proposal. Named after an early kingdom in Syria.
Draco	ι Draconis	Edasich	Common name reviewed and adopted by the IAU Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites.
Taurus	17 Tauri	Electra	Member of the Pleiades open star cluster. Electra was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
Virgo	φ Virginis	Elgafar
Columba	θ Columbae	Elkurud
Taurus	β Tauri Aa	Elnath	Variously El Nath or Alnath, from Arabic النطح an-naṭḥ, meaning "the butting".
Draco	γ Draconis	Eltanin	Alternative traditional name of Etamin; both originally from the Arabic constellation name التنين at-tinnīn, "the great serpent". γ Dra was also one of the "Five Camels", Quinque Dromedarii, in Arabic العوائد al‑ʿawāʾid.
Tucana	HD 7199	Emiw	IAU new 2019 Mozambique proposal. Represents love in the Makhuwa language.
Pegasus	ε Pegasi	Enif
Cepheus	γ Cephei Aa	Errai	IAU new 2015
Draco	42 Draconis	Fafnir	IAU new 2015 Named after a Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon.
Scorpius	π Scorpii Aa	Fang	From Chinese name 房 Fáng, "the room".
Cygnus	δ Cygni	Fawaris
Hydra	HD 85951	Felis
Cetus	BD−17 63	Felixvarela	IAU new 2019 Cuban proposal. After Félix Varela, a noted science teacher.
Virgo	HD 102195	Flegetonte	IAU new 2019 Italian proposal. An underworld river of fire in Greek mythology in the poem Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri.
Piscis Austrinus	α Piscis Austrini A	Fomalhaut	IAU new 2015 The name is originally from Arabic فم الحوت fum al-ḥawt, "mouth of the fish". To Persian astrologers this was a Royal star: Haftorang, Watcher of the South.
Leo	HD 100655	Formosa	IAU new 2019 China Taipei proposal. Latin for "beautiful". Historical name of Taiwan.
Hercules	HAT-P-14	Franz	IAU new 2019 Austrian proposal. After a character in the movie Sissi.
Cassiopeia	ζ Cassiopeiae	Fulu	From Chinese name 附路 Fùlù, "the auxiliary road".
Draco	HD 109246	Funi	IAU new 2019 Icelandic proposal. Old Icelandic word meaning "fire" or "blaze".
Pisces	β Piscium	Fumalsamakah
Canis Major	ζ Canis Majoris Aa	Furud
Scorpius	G Scorpii	Fuyue	From Chinese name Fu Yue.
Crux	γ Crucis	Gacrux	The name "Gacrux" is a contraction of the Bayer designation, coined by astronomer Elijah Hinsdale Burritt.
Cancer	HD 73534	Gakyid	IAU new 2019 Bhutan proposal. Means happiness.
Cepheus	μ Cephei	Garnet Star †	Its colour was described as "garnet" by William Herschel. Following Herschel, it was called garnet sidus by Giuseppe Piazzi
Draco	λ Draconis	Giausar	Traditional name, variously spelled Gianfar.
Corvus	γ Corvi A	Gienah	Also known as Gienah Gurab; the star ε Cygni is also traditionally known as Gienah.
Crux	ε Crucis	Ginan	Traditional name in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern territory of Australia.
Lynx	WASP-13	Gloas	IAU new 2019 United Kingdom proposal. Means "to shine " in the Manx Gaelic language.
Canis Minor	β Canis Minoris A	Gomeisa
Scorpius	ξ Scorpii	Graffias †	Italian for "claws"; also once applied to β Scorpii.
Draco	ξ Draconis A	Grumium
Serpens	κ Serpentis	Gudja
Sagittarius	HD 179949	Gumala	IAU new 2019 Brunei proposal. A Malay word meaning a magical stone found in snakes, dragons etc.
Ophiuchus	36 Ophiuchi	Guniibuu
Centaurus	β Centauri Aa	Hadar
Auriga	η Aurigae	Haedus
Aries	α Arietis	Hamal	Traditional name, derived from Arabic رأس الحمل raʾs al-ḥamal, "head of the ram", in turn from the name for the constellation as a whole, al-ḥamal, "the ram".
Auriga	ι Aurigae	Hassaleh
Orion	ι Orionis Aa	Hatysa
Pegasus	51 Pegasi	Helvetios	IAU new 2015 Latin for 'the Helvetian' and refers to the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during antiquity.
Virgo	ζ Virginis	Heze
Taurus	HD 28678	Hoggar	IAU new 2019 Algerian proposal. After the mountain range.
Pegasus	ζ Pegasi	Homam
Triangulum	HAT-P-38	Horna	IAU new 2019 Finnish proposal. Hell or the underworld in Finnic mythology.
Crater	HD 98219	Hunahpú	IAU new 2019 Honduran proposal. One of the twin gods who became the Sun in Kʼicheʼ Maya mythology.
Hercules	HAT-P-2	Hunor	IAU new 2019 Hungarian proposal. After the legendary ancestor of the nation.
Scorpius	ρ Scorpii Aa	Iklil
Leo Minor	HD 82886	Illyrian	IAU new 2019 Albanian proposal. People from whom Albanians are descended and what they call themselves.
Crux	δ Crucis	Imai
Ursa Major	41 Lyncis	Intercrus	IAU new 2015 Intercrus means "between the legs" in Latin style, referring to the star's position in the constellation Ursa Major.
Ara	HD 156411	Inquill	IAU new 2019 Peruvian proposal. A character in the story Way to the Sun by Abraham Valdelomar.
Fornax	HD 20868	Intan	IAU new 2019 Malaysian proposal. Means "diamond" in the Malay language.
Hercules	WASP-38	Irena	IAU new 2019 Slovenian proposal. A character in the novel Under the Free Sun by Fran Saleški Finžgar.
Grus	HD 208487	Itonda	IAU new 2019 Gabonese proposal. In the Myene language, means "all that is beautiful".
Boötes	ε Boötis A	Izar	Originally from Arabic إزار ʾizār, "veil". In the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated منطقة ألعوع minṭaqat al‑ʿawwaʿ, translated into Latin as Cingulum Latratoris, "belt of barker". Named Pulcherrima by Otto Struve.
Scorpius	ν Scorpii Aa	Jabbah
Gemini	ο Geminorum	Jishui
Cetus	γ Ceti A	Kaffaljidhma
Lupus	α Lupi	Kakkab †
Vela	HD 83443	Kalausi	IAU new 2019 Kenyan proposal. Means a very strong whirling column of wind in the Dholuo language.
Corona Borealis	HD 145457	Kamuy	IAU new 2019 Japanese proposal. A word denoting a supernatural entity in the Ainu language.
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