View Stars for Constellation Ophiuchus
Star Common Name | Constellation | Full Name | Translation/Reference | Rolleston | Language | Identifier |
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Aggia | Oph | Aggia | magician Allen, p. 303 |
Coptic | * tet Oph | |
Barnard's Star | Oph | Proxima Ophiuchi |
named after the American astronomer E. E. Barnard, who first noticed its exceptionally high proper motion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%27s_Star |
English | HIP 87937 | |
Cebalrai | Oph | kalb al-ra‘i | heart of the shepherd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Ophiuchi#Nomenclature |
Arabic | * bet Oph | |
Celbalrai | Oph | Kalb ar-Ra'i |
the shepherd's dog http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * bet Oph | |
Celbalrai | Oph | kalb al-ra‘i |
the heart of the shepherd Allen, p. 301 |
Arabic | * bet Oph | |
Celb-al-Rai | Oph | Kalb ar-Ra'i | heart of the shepherd Allen, p. 301 |
Arabic | * bet Oph | |
Chebalrai | Oph | heart of the shepherd | Arabic: "Kalb al Rai", heart of the shepherd Allen, p. 301 |
the serpent enfolding | Arabic | * bet Oph |
Cheleb | Oph | Kalb al Rai | heart of the shepherd Allen, p. 301 |
the serpent enfolding | Arabic | * bet Oph |
Jed Posterior | Oph | Yed Posterior | rear (right) hand [literlally, the hand behind] Allen p. 302 |
Arabic & Latin | * eps Oph | |
Jed Prior | Oph | Yed Prior | front (left) hand [literally, the hand in front] Allen, p. 302 |
Arabic & Latin | * del Oph | |
Kelb Alrai | Oph | Kalb al Rai | heart of the shepherd Allen, p. 301 |
Arabic | * bet Oph | |
Marfic | Oph | Al Marfik | elbow [of the serpent handler] Allen, p. 303 |
Arabic | * lam Oph | |
Marfik | Oph | Al-Mirfaq |
the elbow http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * lam Oph | |
Marsic | Oph | Al Marfik | elbow [of the serpent handler] Allen, p. 303 |
Arabic | * lam Oph | |
Muliphen | Oph | Muhluifain | oath http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/muliphen.html |
Arabic | * gam Oph | |
Ras al Hagus | Oph | Ras Alhagus | the head of the serpent collector; snake-charmer, one of the Psylli of Libya, according to Golius (1669) a notable orientalist Allen, p. 301 |
head of him who holds | Arabic | * alf Oph |
Ras Alhague | Oph | Ras Alhague | the head of the serpent collector Allen, p. 301 |
Arabic | * alf Oph | |
Ras-Al-Awa | Oph | Ras al Hawwa | head of the snake charmer Allen, p. 300 |
the head of the desired one | Arabic | * alf Oph |
Rasalhague | Oph | Ra's al-Hawwa' |
head of the snake-man http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * alf Oph | |
Ras-Al-Hagus | Oph | Ras al Hawwa | head of the snake charmer Allen, p. 300 |
the head of him who holds | Arabic | * alf Oph |
Sabik | Oph | As-Sabiq | The preceding [star, near the left knee] http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic (Al Tizini, 16th Century) | * eta Oph | |
Saik | Oph | Sabik | driver [of the preceding star] Allen, p. 302 |
Arabic | * zet Oph | |
Sinistra | Oph | Sinistra |
left side (This star is shared by Ophiuchus and Serpens and marks the left hand of the figure of Ophiuchus. Before Ophiuchus was defined, and that part of the sky was part of the Mesopotamian constellation called The Pasture, it was one of the most significant stars of Serpens, called "the star of Zababa", Zababa being the patron god of the city of Kish around 3100 BC. Kish was the first city to have kings post-deluge.) "http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/nuoph.html", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zababa" |
Latin | * nu. Oph | |
Yad | Oph | Yed Prior | the former of the two stars in the hand [of Ophiuchus] Allen, p. 302 |
Arabic | * del Oph | |
Yad | Oph | Yed Posterior | the latter of the two stars in the hand [of Ophiuchus] Allen, p. 302 |
Arabic | * eps Oph | |
Yed Posterior | Oph | Al-Yad | The succeeding one of "the hand" http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * eps Oph | |
Yed Prior | Oph | Al-Yad | The preceding one of "the hand" http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | * del Oph |