Markeb is at 28°54′ Virgo with an orb of 2°00′ The fixed star Markeb, κ (Kappa) Velorum, is a binary star system in the Sails (Vela) of the Ship, (Argo Navis constellation) Its traditional name is Markab but is spelled Markeb to differentiate it from the star Markab in Pegasus constellation. Markab is Arabic for something to ride. Markeb […]
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Seginus is at 17°77′ Libra with an orb of 1°40′ Fixed star Seginus, γ (Gamma) Boötis, is a white super-giant star in the Sickle of the Herdsman, Bootes constellation. It gives a subtle mind, shamelessness and loss through friends and companies. [1] On the left shoulder of Bootes has the star gamma, γ, Seginus, a word coming […]
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Mizar is at 15°42′ Virgo with an orb of 2°10′ Fixed star Mizar, ζ (Zeta) Ursae Majoris forms a double star with Alcor (15°52′ Virgo). Mizar is located in the Tail of the Big Bear, Ursa Major constellation. This brilliant white and pale emerald star also appears in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism. Mizar is an Arabic […]
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Zosma is at 11°19′ Virgo with an orb of 2°00′ The fixed star Zosma, δ (delta) Leonis is a pale yellow, blue, and violet triple star on the back of the Lion, Leo Constellation. Zosma is from the Greek for Girdle. The other traditional name is Dhur, from the Arabic Al Thahr, The Back. Along with θ Leonis Coxa, it was called […]
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Princeps is at 03°09′ Scorpio with an orb of 1°40′ Fixed star Princeps, δ (Delta) Boötis, is a double pale yellow star in the spear of the Herdsman or Plowman, Boötes Constellation. Princeps is a Latin word meaning Prince or Prime. Princeps has the nature of Mercury and Saturn. It gives a keen studious and profound mind with the ability […]
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Izar is at 28°06′ Libra with an orb of 2°00′ Fixed star Izar, ε (Epsilon) Boötis, is a double pale orange and bluish-green star is the waist of the Plowman, Boötes Constellation. The name Izar is derived from the Arabic for “veil”. It has also been called Pulcherrima which is Latin for “loveliest”. In 1973, the Scottish astronomer and […]
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Constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, is a small northern constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. Canes Venatici is Latin for “hunting dogs”. As shown above, they are shown as the dogs of constellation Boötes the Herdsman. Ptolemy included the stars of Canes Venatici in Ursa Major. Canes Venatici is bordered by Ursa […]
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Asterion is at 17°42′ Virgo with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Asterion, β (Beta) Canum Venaticorum, lies in the Southern Hound of the Hunting Dogs, Canes Venatici constellation. Being a recently added constellation, the naming of the stars has become very confusing, with Asterion referring to the hound which does not contain the star Asterion. The southern […]
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Cor Caroli is at 24°34′ Virgo with an orb of 1°00′ Fixed star Cor Caroli, α (Alpha) Canum Venaticorum, lies in the Southern Hound of the Hunting Dogs, Canes Venatici constellation. The name Cor Caroli means Charles’s Heart , and was named in the 17th century to honor the King Charles I of England who was beheaded in 1649. Being […]
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Copula is at 25°08′ Virgo with an orb of 1°00′ Fixed star Copula, or The Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51a, or NGC 5194) is a spiral galaxy in the Hunting Dogs, Canes Venatici Constellation. Copula Star Astrology It is of the nature of the Moon and Venus, and causes blindness, defective eyesight, strong passions, hindrances and disappointments. [1] The third […]
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Alkaid is at 26°56′ Virgo with an orb of 2°20′ Fixed star Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris, is a brilliant white star on the tail of the Great Bear, Ursa Major constellation. Other names include Elkeid and Benetnash (Benetnasch). Alkaid is the most eastern star in the Big Dipper asterism. In Japan, Alkaid in known as Hagunsei (“the military […]
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Foramen is at 22°09′ Libra with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Foramen, Eta Carinae, is actually a stellar system containing at least two stars in Carina, The Keel of the Ship, Argo Constellation. Foramen is five million times brighter that of the Sun. Between 1837 to 1856, it brightened in an event known as the Great […]
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Zubenelgenubi is at 15°05′ Scorpio with an orb of 1°40′ Fixed star Zubenelgenubi, Alpha Librae, is a pale yellow and light gray star in the Southern Scale of the Scales, Libra Constellation. The traditional name Zubenelgenubi, or Zuben Elgenubi, is from the Arabic ّالزُبَانَى الجَنُوبِي al-zubānā al-janūbiyy, meaning the southern claw. Before the Scales were made separate constellation, […]
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Yed Prior is at 02°18′ Sagittarius with an orb of 1°40′ Fixed star Yed Prior, Delta Ophiuchi, is a deep yellow star in the left hand of the Serpent Bearer, Ophiuchus constellation. It forms a naked eye optical double with Epsilon Ophiuchi, Yed Posterior (03 ♐ 33). The traditional name Yed is Arabic for the hand. Yed Prior Star Astrology Fixed […]
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Vertex is at 27°51′ Aries with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Vertex, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), is a 3.4 magnitude spiral galaxy situated on the thigh of the Chained Woman, Andromeda Constellation. It is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way and is approaching us at over 100 kilometers per second. It is expected to directly […]
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Alrisha is at 29°23′ Aries with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Alrisha, Alpha Piscium, is a 3.8 magnitude double pale green and blue star marking the knot in the cord that binds the Fishes, Pisces Constellation. The name Alrisha comes from Alrescha, the Arabic الرشآء al-rišā , meaning the well rope. Another old name for this star is Okda, from […]
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Mirach is at 00°24′ Taurus with an orb of 2°10′ Fixed star Mirach, Beta Andromedae, is a 2.1 magnitude yellow star in the left hip, or girdle of the Chained Woman, Andromeda Constellation. The traditional name Mirach is a corruption of the Arabic name ميزر (mīzar) which means girdle. Not to be confused with the fixed […]
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Mira is at 01°31′ Taurus with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Mira, Omicron Ceti, is a 3.0 magnitude variable binary red giant star located in the neck of the Whale or Sea Monster, Cetus Constellation. Although known in ancient China, Babylon or Greece, Johannes Hevelius gave it the name Mira in 1638, Latin for wonderful or astonishing. […]
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Almach is at 14°14′ Taurus with an orb of 1°30′ Fixed star Almach, Gamma Andromedae, is a 2.3 magnitude quadruple star system in the foot of the Chained Woman, Andromeda Constellation. However, it appears to stargazers to be a beautiful double star with a striking contrast of color, a bright, golden yellow star next to a dimmer, indigo blue […]
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Menkar is at 14°19′ Taurus with an orb of 2°00′ Fixed star Menkar, Alpha Ceti, is a 2.5 magnitude bright orange star on the Nose of the Whale, or Sea Monster, Cetus Constellation. The traditional name Menkar derives from the Arabic word منخر (manħar) which means nostril. Menkar Star Astrology Fixed star Menkar is of the nature of […]
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