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Etymologies

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Etymologies listed here don't fit into the new table, so please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL talk 20:26, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done kwami (talk) 21:02, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
BD F Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments
α 13 Capella, Alpha Aurigae, Alhajoth, Alhaior, Althaiot, Alhaiset, Alhatod, Alhojet, Alanac, Alanat, Alioc 0.08 42.2
  • Latin capella is the diminutive feminine of goat
  • Alhajoth is probably an Arabized form of the Greek αίξ, aige, meaning "ram"
  • spectroscopic binary
β 34 Beta Aurigae, Menkalinan, Menkalina 1.90 82.1
θ 37 Theta Aurigae, Bogardus, Mahasim 2.65 173
  • "Mahasim" from Arabic Al-Mi'sam the wrist
ι 3 Iota Aurigae, Kabdhilinan, Hassaleh 2.69 512
  • Hassaleh in Becvar
  • < كعب ذي العنان kacb ðī l-cinān The ankle of the rein holder (charioteer)
ε 7 Epsilon Aurigae, Almaaz, Maaz, Al Anz 3.03 2000
η 10 Eta Aurigae, Haedus II, Hoedus II, Maha-Sim 3.18 219
  • < hædus The kid (plural hædi with ζ Aurigae)
  • "Maha-Sim" from Arabic Al-Mi'sam the wrist
ζ 8 Zeta Aurigae, Sadatoni, Saclateni, Haedus I, Hoedus I 3.69 790
  • < الساعد الثاني as-sācid aθ-θānī/at-tānī The second arm
  • < hædus The kid (plural hædi with η Aurigae)
  • eclipsing binary
δ 33 Delta Aurigae, Prijipati 3.72 140
  • < प्रजापति prajā pati ? Lord of creation