Stars and Asterisms with many Cultural Names
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
In many cultures only for some of ofa few bright stars and star clusters are preserved. Hence, some stars will have many names. Here we give a list.
| modern | Arabic | Chinese | Greek | Japanese | Marshallese | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades | ||||||
| Hyades | ||||||
| Coma Star Cluster | ||||||
| M44 (Praesepe) | ||||||
| alf Lyr (Vega) | Orihime | |||||
| alf Aql (Altair) | Hikoboshi | |||||
| lam Aqr | HIP 112961 |
