Common Star Names

This table gives this Hipparcos identifier (HIP) for some of the common star names. The source for this table is Table ID6-1 from Volume 13 of The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.

Common Star Names
Common Name	HIP number	Common Name	HIP number
Acamar	13847	Groombridge 1830	57939
Achernar	7588	Hadar	68702
Acrux	60718	Hamal	9884
Adhara	33579	Izar	72105
Agena	68702	Kapteyn's star	24186
Albireo	95947	Kaus Australis	90185
Alcor	65477	Kocab	72607
Alcyone	17702	Kruger 60	110893
Aldebaran	21421	Luyten's star	36208
Alderamin	105199	Markab	113963
Algenib	1067	Megrez	59774
Algieba	50583	Menkar	14135
Algol	14576	Merak	53910
Alhena	31681	Mintaka	25930
Alioth	62956	Mira	10826
Alkaid	67301	Mirach	5447
Almaak	9640	Mirphak	15863
Alnair	109268	Mizar	65378
Alnath	25428	Nihal	25606
Alnilam	26311	Nunki	92855
Alnitak	26727	Phad	58001
Alphard	46390	Pleione	17851
Alphekka	76267	Polaris	11767
Alpheratz	677	Pollux	37826
Alshain	98036	Procyon	37279
Altair	97649	Proxima	70890
Ankaa	2081	Rasalgethi	84345
Antares	80763	Rasalhague	86032
Arcturus	69673	Red Rectangle	30089
Arneb	25985	Regulus	49669
Babcock's star	112247	Rigel	24436
Barnard's star	87937	Rigil Kent	71683
Bellatrix	25336	Sadalmelik	109074
Betelgeuse	27989	Saiph	27366
Campbell's star	96295	Scheat	113881
Canopus	30438	Shaula	85927
Capella	24608	Shedir	3179
Caph	746	Sheliak	92420
Castor	36850	Sirius	32349
Cor Caroli	63125	Spica	65474
Cyg X-1	98298	Tarazed	97278
Deneb	102098	Thuban	68756
Denebola	57632	Unukalhai	77070
Diphda	3419	Van Maanen 2	3829
Dubhe	54061	Vega	91262
Enif	107315	Vindemiatrix	63608
Etamin	87833	Zaurak	18543
Fomalhaut	113368	3C 273	60936