Talk:List of stars in Gemini

Etymologies

Stars with proper names:

• Castor (66/α Gem) – sextuple 1.98, 2.88 Castor or Al-Ras al-Taum al-Muqadim

  < The head of the foremost twin

• Pollux (78/β Gem) 1.16 Pollux or Al-Ras al-Taum al-Mu'ahar - has a planet

  < The head of the second twin

• (24/γ Gem) 1.93 Alhena or Almeisan

  < الحعنة al-han'ah The Brandmark (on the neck of a camel)

  < المايسن al-maisan The Shining One

• (55/δ Gem) 3.50 Wasat [Wesat]

  < وسط السما wasaţ as-samā Middle of the sky

• (27/ε Gem) 3.06 Mebsuta [Melucta, Meboula]

  < المبسوطة al-mabsūţa[h] The outstretched (paw of Leo)

• (43/ζ Gem) 4.01 Mekbuda

  < المقبوضة al-maqbūđ̧a[h] The pulled in (paw)

• (7/η Gem) 3.31 Propus [Praepes] or Tejat Prior

  < πρόπους The fore foot

• (34/θ Gem) 3.60 Nageba or Najibah

  < النجيبة al-najibah the Highborn (the Noble-born)

• (60/ι Gem) 3.78 Yin-Yang or Propus

  < 陰陽 yin-yang the Two Principles (the principles that govern the cosmos)

  < Propus, see η Gem

• (77/κ Gem) 3.57 Al Kirkab

  < القرقاب al-qirqab the Vineyard Husbandman

• (54/λ Gem) 3.58 Kebash or Alkibash

  < الكباش al-kibâsh The Rams

• (13/μ Gem) 2.87 Tejat Posterior or Nuhatai or Calx or Pish Pai

• (31/ξ Gem) 3.35 Alzirr

  < الزر az-zarr/az-zir

• 1 Gem (or Propus, see η Gem) 4.16