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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 been publishing a "List of IAU-approved Star Names" since 2016. As of August 2026, the list included a total of 626 proper names of stars.

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Naked eyeConstellationsAsterismsPhecdaSirius
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IAU catalog

NameExoWorldsExoplanetsHAT-P-21
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List

Multiple-star systemsWashington Double Star Catalog
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Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA
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List of proper names of stars

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples1
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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names stars star approved iau list proper nameexoworlds wgsn 2016 table name additional group august included catalog named campaign november

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織女instance ofwith a handful of exceptions0.80text

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