User:Rursus/star name desinformation

Important sources:

• All99 Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning, a criticised source that at the very least is usable for looking up when a name is not valid — in my opinion the source is unreliable for a correct etymology — it's still a valid lookup whether an arabic-, greek- or latin-sounding star name exists or not (more than 2000 names)
• ICOP Islamic Crescents' Observation Project's (ICOP) star list

• For the real foolhardy: Arabic Constellation (Names) including links to scans of al-Sufi maps – requires some Arabic language expertize but an amateur can see whether a star is named (a long string of letters) or not (one or two Arabic letters);
• For star name vigilantes of first order: a net accessible copy of Book of Fixed Stars by al-Sufi – remember: al-Shamali and al-Janubi are not star names!

• Kos02 CDS-arch cat IV/27: Kostjuk 2002 crossindex table 3: List of proper names for 345 stars from CDS (actually containing 1044 star names applied onto those 345 stars)
• Bec50 Altas of the Heavens II – Catalogue, Antonín Bečvář, TABLE II, pg 347-352
• Dav44 The pronunciations, derivations, and meanings of a selected list of star names, by George R. Davis Jr. in Popular Astronomy, Vol. 52, p.8 (1944), (gif version)
• GibXX Star Names by Steven Gibson, adapted to corrections sent by prof. Paul Kunitzsch (Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning#Reception) current leading authority about the etymology of star names.
• RidXX Popular names of stars by Ian Ridpath
• HS09 (Un)Common Star Names by David Harper and L.M. Stockman, 1995-2009, also seems to lack odd names.
• CDSD Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries

• MW, for Sanskrit and Tamil names: Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
• BS28 Böhtlingk-Schmidt Sanskrit-Wörterbuch, Leipzig 1928
• BR55 Böhtlingk-Roth, St. Petersburg 1855
• AE Apte English Sanskrit Dictionary
• Wil08 Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary 2008

User:Richontaban fake star names

star	alleged name (+link)	alleged etymology	fails because	deleted by
legend
Sirius (Bright green)	Sirius	Ancient Greek Σείριος Seirios ("scorcher")	Don't remove this star name: it is OK!	NOT
η CVn (white)			(not yet examined)	prob deleted, but not described in this list
θ Com (skin pink)	Muppet Star	Muppet show	1. the name is ridiculous, 2. there is no Theta in Coma Berenices, 3. the name is not found in All99, nor ICOP	Rursus
stars really examined
51 And	Anfal, Enfal, Al Anfal or Elenfal	السيف و الانفال al-sa'if wa al-anfal, "The Sword and the Spoils", which was the title of an ancient Arab asterism between And and Per	no "anfal" in All99, ICOP: Ara by Al-Sufi. Maybe an unsourced pre-Sufi Arab constellation, but very unlikely.	prob Rursus
δ And	Sadiradra, Saderazra, Sadir Elazra	bosom of the woman	no name given in Burnham's, nor in the online sources	User:Sailsbystars
υ And	Adhabun, Azabun/Adhab, Azab
λ Aqr	Satabhisha
η Aqr	Hydria, Deli
η Aql	Bezek or Bazak
12 Aql	Bered
θ Car	Vathorz Posterior	Vathorz Posterior, a name of Old Norse-Latin origin meaning "Succeeding One of the Waterline" (probably the waterline alongside the Ship Argo).	See υ Car (next entry)!	me, me, me
υ Car	Vathorz Prior	Vathorz Prior, a name of Old Norse-Latin origin	Old Norse? When then was the name invented? Old Norse was spoken from 800 to 1200, a time when nobody from Scandinavia traveled far south enough to even see Carina constellation. The lie is as ridiculous as the modern medical term Biceps used for Gamma Herculis. I can for sure say that there were never such a word as "Vathorz" in Old Norse, since 'z' and 'o' in unstressed position weren't used in Old Norse, and there were never such a stem as vathor-.	me, me, me
θ Aur	Bogardus	(no etymology)	Is some rare modern last name it isn't Latin. Perhaps it is related to Bogart, which is presumedly dutch deriving from boogard and boomgaard. There are only three known valid Latin person names for stars on the sky, namely Sualocin, Rotanev and Cor Caroli.	me, me, me
ω Car	Simiram
ε Cep	Phicares
η Cep	Al Agemim or Al Agimin
θ Cep	Al Kidr
ι Cep	Alvahet or Alvahat
ν Cep	Al Kidr → Cor Regis
δ Cet	Phycochroma
θ Cet	Altawk
υ Cet	Aquae Abyssi
π Cet	Al Sadr al Ketus
β Crt	Al Sharasif
δ Crt	Labrum
ε Cru	Juxta Crucem or Juxta
ζ Dra	Aldhibah, al-dhibah
η Dra	Aldhibain, Booboo (fun?)	The Wolf [one of the two wolves, together with η Dra]
κ Dra	Ketu
φ Dra	Batenateban Australis
χ Dra	[Batenateban Borealis
η Dra	Aldhibain
δ Eql	Pherasauval			Rursus
τ⁴ Eri	Liberfluus, Liberflux
α Gem	Yin
β Gem	Yang
θ Gem	Nageba
κ Gem	Al Kirkab
λ Gem	Kebash or Alkibash
ι Gem	Yin-Yang
γ Her	Biceps	none	Modern medical term for a muscle used as an ancient star name: the hoax is too obvious.	me
γ Hya	Cauda Hydrae or Dhanab al Shuja
δ Hya	Mautinah
ε Hya	Ashlesha ???
ζ Hya	Hydrobius
ν Hya	Sherasiph and Pleura
π Hya	Sataghni
τ Hya	Ukdah → Ukdah Prima
α Ind	Persian or The Persian, Pe Sze
μ Lep	Nefarte/Neshmet
ε Lep	Sasanka
τ Lib	Derakrab Australis
υ Lib	Derakrab Borealis
α Lup	Men, Kakkab
β Lup	Kekouan
γ Lup	Thusia or Thusia Theriou
δ Lup	Hilasmus
α Lyn	Alvashak, Al Fahd
38 Lyn	Maculosa and Maculata
α Mus	Myia
γ Oph	Al Durajah
κ Oph	Helkath
ν Oph	Sinistra
θ Oph	Imad
67 Oph	Fellah
72 Oph	Phorbas
φ Ori	Khad
γ Per	Al Fakhir or Alphecher
δ Per	Basel, Adid Borealis
ε Per	Adid Australis
η Per	Miram, Seid
ν Per	Adad, Adid Media
φ Per	Saif, Seif or Alseiph
τ Pup	Rehla or Al Rihla, Anazitisi
η Sgr	Sephdar, Ira Furoris
τ Sgr	Hecatebolus
ξ Sgr	Nergal
ο Sgr	Manubrij or Manubrium
ρ Sgr	Cappa
α Sct	Ionnina or Ioannina
δ Ser	Qin or Chin
η Ser	Tang
γ Tau	Ambrosia or Ambrosie
δ Tau	Eudora, Kleeia
ε Tau	Coronis
θ Tau	Phaeo, Phaesyla
π² Tau	Pennae Caudalis
5 Tau	Elthor, Althor, Althaur, Al Thaur
71 Tau	Polyxo
5 Tau	Birhan Isat
ξ Tau	Ushakaron

AnonIPs related to User:Richontaban

In the early history of a star name the User:Richontaban made name edits "in cooperation" with a random IP with prefix 168.223.11, and curiously enough the most weird star names, f.ex. Biceps and Valthorz originated with either Sir 168.223.11 or User:Richontaban. Here the most IPs that has "contributed" to the science of far fetched and absurd star names:

125 128 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 187 189 191 195 201 202 207 212 220 223 225 235 239 242 6.12 182.13

Probably another incarnation of User:Richontaban

Also IP 199.44.190.11 was deliberately "doing funny insertions" into WP, curiously in same manner and in the immediate vicinity of User:Richontaban/168.223.11.X. (User:Skeptic2 discovered this)

star	alleged name (+link)	alleged etymology	fails because	removed by
legend
Sirius (Bright green)	Sirius	Ancient Greek Σείριος Seirios ("scorcher")	Don't remove this star name: it is OK!	NOT
η CVn (white)			(not yet examined)	prob deleted, but not described in this list
θ Com (skin pink)	Muppet Star	Muppet show	1. the name is ridiculous, 2. there is no Theta in Coma Berenices, 3. the name is not found in All99, nor ICOP	Rursus
stars really examined
θ Aur	Mahasim
α Cyg	Al Fawaris (in α Cyg)	"named after an ancient Arabic asterism among the stars of Cygnus."	In the link provided 199.44.190.11 mysteriously adds a star name after our previously as User:Richontaban identified IP 168.223.11.133! There is an ancient Arabic asterism in Cygnus according to All99: Cygnus containing stars in Cygnus, but α was only sometimes added to this group. The naming is dubious, not quite fake.	NOT
δ Cyg	Rukh	This star carries the rarely used traditional names Rukh and Urakhga, both of which refer to the Roc, a mythical flying bird of enormous size and strength. The names Rukh and Urakhga are Arabic and Akkadian, respectively.	Unreliable All99 mentions Urakhga/Rukh, but not in connection with δ Cyg	Rursus
ε Cen	Birdhaun, Birdhun		The only named stars in All99: Centaurus are α as everywhere else β ICOP doesn't mention Birdh(a)un	Rursus
ε Hya	Ashlesha		see User:Richontaban fake star names
ε Lep → μ Lep	Neshmet		see User:Richontaban fake star names
μ Lep	Sasin → Neshmet → Sasin		see User:Richontaban fake star names
θ UMa	Sarir	Sarīr Banāt al Naʽash, the Throne of the Mourners	It occurs in Allen98: Ursa Major as an asterism including theta. The naming is dubious, not quite fake.	NOT
ε UMi	Canis Cauda	* < canis cauda dog's tail	Dog = bear?
ε UMi	Urodelus	* < ουροδηλος urodēlos conspicuous tail (of the dog/bear)	Inexplicable change of name by same user: exactly the modus operandi of User:Richontaban! Either a copycat or another incarnation of our famous desinformer troll!	Skeptic2
δ¹ Tau	Hydrobius

User:Chermundy

A quite misdirected edit by User:Chermundy. He's prob unrelated to User:Richontaban, his contributions seems somewhat irresponsible but not systematically disruptive.

star	alleged name (+link)	alleged etymology	fails because	removed by
legend
Sirius (Bright green)	Sirius	Ancient Greek Σείριος Seirios ("scorcher")	Don't remove this star name: it is OK!	NOT
η CVn (white)			(not yet examined)	prob deleted, but not described in this list
θ Com (skin pink)	Muppet Star	Muppet show	1. the name is ridiculous, 2. there is no Theta in Coma Berenices, 3. the name is not found in All99, nor ICOP	Rursus
stars to be examined
θ Cas	Marfak-East
μ Cas	Marfak-West
γ Crv	Gienah Corvi
β Gru	Gruid
ρ Leo	Shir
σ Leo	Shishimai

Possible misconceptions

The following might be former arabic descriptions that might be mistaken as names:

star	alleged name (+link)	alleged etymology	fails because	removed by
ρ Boo	Al Hamalain, from the Arabic الحملين al-ħamalayn "the two sheep (rams).	lookup! It's realistic.
σ Boo	Al Hamalain, from the Arabic الحملين al-ħamalayn "the two sheep (rams).	lookup! It's realistic.
ζ UMi	Alifa al Farkadain	lookup!
η UMi	Anwar al Farkadain	lookup!
ι Her	Rijl Al-Jathiyah
ε Her	Cujam		All tables say: Cujam/Cajam/Kajam = ω, not ε
Template:Stars of Hercules suspect: ε "Cujam", ι "Rijl Al-Jathiyah"
Template:Stars of Leo suspect: ρ "Shir", σ "Shishimai" (User:Chermundy see above!), 30/η "Al Jabhah".
Template:Stars of Ophiuchus just take a look!
Template:Stars of Orion suspect: η "Algjebba" (attested from Patrick Moore in 1979)
Template:Stars of Pisces suspect: γ "Simmah", ω "Vernalis", ε "Kaht", τ "Anunitum, (introduced by User:Chermundy) and δ "Linteum"
Template:Stars of Piscis Austrinus suspect: β "Aboras"
Template:Stars of Puppis suspect: π "Ahadi", σ "Hadir"
Template:Stars of Sagittarius suspect: μ "Polis", ν¹ "Ain al Rami", π "Albaldah", φ "Nanto"
Template:Stars of Scorpius suspect: θ "Sargas", ι¹ "Apollyon", G "Basanismus"
Template:Stars of Serpens suspect: γ "Ainalhai"
Template:Stars of Ursa Major suspect: θ "Alhaud"
Template:Stars of Ursa Minor suspect: ζ "Alifa al Farkadain", η "Anwar al Farkadain"
Template:Stars of Vela suspect: μ "Peregrini", ο "Xestus"
Template:Stars of Virgo suspect: λ "Khambalia", μ "Rijl al Awwa"

I found a source for "Khambalia" although not listed among your sources. It is listed as Virgo's left foot (lambda) in The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology by Vivian E. Robson. A quick search finds a preview of it, including the index, on Amazon.com.Imzogelmo (talk) 08:42, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

User:Ilvon - fake star names

This is User:Ilvon's contribution to the fake star hunt-down. These star names are mostly originally from User:Richontaban. Somehow they're prob reintroduced in error. Most of them have already been deleted. Rursus dixit. (^mbork³!) 16:22, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

star	alleged name (+link)	alleged etymology	consideration	conclusion
ε Cep	Phicares	which is an ancient Phoenician name for the constellation Cepheus meaning "The Fire Kindler" idem.	Other name of β Cep: "Alfirk is now current for this star, although originally given to α; and Ficares is occasionally seen, from one of the degenerated names for the whole constellation that also may have been applied by the Arabs to others of its brighter stars" (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 155).	Agree to erase the name from this star.
η Cep	Al Agimin	The sheep fold. The Arabs applied this name collectively to Alpha Cephei, Beta Cephei and Eta Cephei idem.	Together with θ Cep mark Al Kidr, meaning unknown (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 155).	I think Al Kidr not really fake and consider to replace Al Agimim with Al Kidr, share with θ Cep
θ Cep	Al Kidr	The bowl. idem.	Together with η Cep mark Al Kidr, meaning unknown (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 155).	I think Al Kidr not really fake and consider to rename this star with Al Kidr, share with η Cep
ι Cep	Alvahet or Alvahat	"The Oasis", derived from the Arabic title of a northern asterism known as الواحة القفر al-wahat al-qafr "The Desert Oasis". (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
ν Cep	Cor Regis	Heart of king in Latin. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
δ Cet	Phycochroma	Seaweed-colored in Greek. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
θ Cet	Altawk	The necklace in Arabic. (idem).	Not found the references about the name Altawk yet The name that I found the references is Thanih al Naamat which was translated in Latin as Secunda Sthrutionum, meaning the second ostrich (E.B Knobel - On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket) η, θ, τ, ζ, and υ Cet (γ And in Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue) , were Al Naʽāmāt, the Hen Ostriches (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 160)	I consider to replace Altawk with al Naamat, Thanih al Naamat or Secunda Sthrutionum
υ Cet	Aquae Abyssi or Abyssus Aqueus	Waters of the Deep or The Watery Deep, giving reference to the abode of Cetus the whale (sea monster). (idem).	Not found the references about the name Aquae Abyssi or Abyssus Aqueus yet η, θ, τ, ζ, and υ Cet (γ And in Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue as Khamis al Naamat or Al Ḣāmis al Naʽāmāt which was translated in Latin as Quinta Sthrutionum, meaning the fifth ostrich), were Al Naʽāmāt, the Hen Ostriches (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 160)	I consider to replace Aquae Abyssi or Abyssus Aqueus with al Naamat Khamis al Naamat could be the suggested name of this star, shared with γ And from Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue and R.H. Allen books, because of η as aoul or prima (first ostrich), θ as thanih or secunda (second ostrich), τ as thalath or tertia (third ostrich) and ζ as rabah or quarta (fourth ostrich) which were consistant. υ should be as khamis or quinta (fifth ostrich) consistantly but I don't know about Al Mouakket consideration to put γ And as khamis or quinta.
π Cet	Al Sadr al Ketus	The Chest of Cetus, I think it's Arabic. (idem).	ε ... with π, ρ, and σ, also was Al Sufi's Al Sadr al Ḳaiṭos, the Whale's Breast. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 160)	I think Al Sadr al Ketus not really fake and consider to rename this star with Al Sadr al Ketus, maybe shared with ε Cet, ρ Cet and σ Cet
β Crt	Al Sharāsīf,	The ribs (of Hydra) in Arabic, which it shares with ν Hya, though in the case of Nu Hydrae the transliteration Sherasiph is used. (idem).	β, of 4.4 magnitude, at the southern edge of the base, was one of Al Tizini's Al Sharāsīf, the Ribs, — i.e. of the Hydra, — and the first of the set. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 182)	I think Al Sharāsīf not really fake and consider to rename this star with Al Sharāsīf
δ Crt	Labrum	Latin title referring to the Holy Grail from which Jesus and His apostles drank at the Last Supper. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
ε Cru	Juxta Crucem	"Near (Close to) the Cross" in Latin, a lyric from the hymn Stabat Mater. (idem).	Há, ainda, no Cruzeiro, além dessas 4 estrelas que desenham a cruz, uma quinta "estrelinha", Épsilon-Crucis, bem menos brilhante que a Pálida. Por não estar nem no braço maior e nem no menor, é carinhosamente chamada de Intrometida pelo povo brasileiro. (There are also on the cruise, besides these four stars that draw the cross, a fifth star, Epsilon Crucis, much less bright than Pálida. Why not be even greater in the arm and not in the slightest, is affectionately called Intrometida by Brazilian people.((in Portuguese) SCRUX AUSTRALIS O CRUZEIRO DO SUL)	I'd seached about the term of Juxta Crucem and the result is, the term and article about Juxta Crucem is not erased, but only redirected into ε Cru's article I think Juxta Crucem is not judged as "fake" yet and consider to replace this star with Intrometida with the clear reference.
κ Dra	Ketu	the Dragon's Tail, refers to the south lunar node according to the Vedic/Hindu lunar cycle. (idem).	Consequently, κ Draconis itself is known as 紫微右垣二 (Zǐ Wēi Yòu Yuán èr, English: the Second Star of Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure.) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 11 日), representing 少尉 (Shǎowèi), meaning Second Chief Judge (English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.). 少尉 (Shǎowèi) is westernized in R.H. Allen's book as Shaou Wei, but this term is only for γ Cep's Chinese name.	I consider to replace the name Ketu with Shaou Wei with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
φ Dra	Batentaban Australis or Batn al Thuban	unknown but I think the meaning is the southern dragon's belly the Arabic word, mixed by Latin word.	Consequently, φ Draconis itself is known as 柱史 (Zhù Shǐ, English: Official of Royal Archives) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 10 日). In R.H. Allen's book, this star was designated as Shaou Pih from 少弼 (Shǎo Bì, English: The First Minister), or the Minor Minister, but in Chinese literature this term was designated to υ Dra ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 10 日)(Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 202).	I consider to replace the name Batentaban Australis or Batn al Thuban with Zhù Shǐ (please help me find the westernized version of this term) with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
χ Dra	Batentaban Borealis	derived from the Arabic بطن الثعبان baţn al-thubān, meaning the Dragon's (or Serpent's) Belly idem.	Consequently, χ Draconis itself is known as 御女 (Yù Nǚ, English: Maids-in-Waiting) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 10 日). In R.H. Allen's book, this star was designated as Kwei She meaning unknown (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 202). In R.H. Allen's book, the term (御女 (Yù Nǚ) is westernized into Yu Neu, meaning "the Honorable Lady", but the term was for π Leo.	I consider to replace the name Batentaban Borealis with Yu Neu with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
δ Equ	Pherasauval	a contraction of the title Faras al-’Awwal (الفرس الأول), meaning "The First Horse". (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
τ4 Eri	Liberfluus (Liberflux)	Free-flowing River in Latin (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
θ Gem	Nageba	Derived from the Arabic title التوامان النجيبة Al-Tawa'man Al-Najibah meaning "The Highborn Twins", referring to the belief that the twins were the divinely ordained sons of a king. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
κ Gem	Al Kirkab	The Vineyard Husbandman in Arabic idem.	Consequently, κ Geminorum itself is known as 積薪 (Jī Xīn, English: Pile of Firewood) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日). In R.H. Allen's book, the term (積薪 (Jī Xīn) is westernized into Tseih Tsing, meaning "Piled-up Fuel", but the term was for χ Gem and μ Cnc(Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 107Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 222).	I consider to replace the name Al Kirkab with Tseih Tsing with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
λ Gem	Kebash or Alkibash	The rams in Arabic. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
γ Her	Biceps	the biseps?? idem.	Consequently, γ Herculis itself is known as 天市右垣二 (Tiān Shì Yòu Yuán èr, English: The Second Star of Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日), represent the states Hejian (河間). In R.H. Allen's book, the term 河間 (Hejian) is westernized into Ho Keen, meaning "Between the River" (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 238).	Since the first time I saw the name Biceps, I was suspicious that this name is fake. I consider to replace the name Biceps with Ho Keen with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
γ Hya	Cauda Hydrae or Dhanab al Shuja	Hydra's Tail or the Snake's Tail. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
δ Hya	Mautinah	Circlet of Pearls in Arabic (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
ε Hya	Ashlesha (Azleṣa)	The Embracing One (idem).	Āshleshā (आश्लेषा) (The Embracer) is nakshatra consisting of δ, ε, η, ρ, and σ Hydrae	Agree to erase the name from this star
ν Hya	Sherasiph and Pleura	Ribs or side (of Hydra) in Arabic and Greek, respectively. (idem).	κ, a 5th‑magnitude, ..., with β Crateris, were Al Sufi's Al Sharāsīf, the Ribs. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 246)	Agree to erase the name from this star
π Hya	Sataghni or Markeb.	unknown	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
τ¹ Hya and τ² Hya	Ukdah (Prima and Secunda)	From Arabic عقدة uqdah meaning "the Knot". idem.	τ¹, 4.9, flushed white, and τ², lilac, with ι and the 5th‑magnitude A, form the curve in the neck, Ptolemy's Καμπή; but Kazwini knew them as ʽUḳdah, the Knot. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 238).	I think Ukdah not really fake and consider to rename these star with Ukdah (Prima and Secunda), share with ι Hya as tertia (third ukdah) and A Hya as quarta (fourth ukdah).
α Ind	The Persian, Pe Sze	A name given to it by Jesuit missionaries during the late 17th Century. It is mistranslated in the Latin constellation name Indus and transliterated as a Chinese asterism Pe Sze （波斯）. idem.	Indus, or its lucida α, was Pe Sze in China, where it also was known as the Persian, a title from the Jesuit missionaries. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 246).	I think The Persian and Pe Sze not really fake and consider to rename this star with The Persian and Pe Sze.
μ Lep	Neshmet	was a boat belonging to the god Nun. [1].	Consequently, μ Leporis itself is known as 屏一 (Píng yī, English: The First Star of Screen) and ε Leporis itself is known as 屏二 (Píng èr, English: The Second Star of Screen) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 15 日). Arneb is from the Arabian name for the whole (hare), but the Century Dictionary substitutes the early Rash. Other near-by stars, presumably in Lepus, were the Chinese Kuen Tsing, an Army Well, and Ping Sing, the Star Screen. (- R.H.Allen p. 264).	I consider to replace the name Neshmet and Sasanka or Sasin with Ping Sing with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
ε Lep	Sasanka or Sasin	unknown
τ Lib	Derakrab Australis	Southern One of the Scorpion's Arm; the base name Derakrab being a contraction of the Arabic title Al-Dhira al-Akrab (الذراع العقرب), meaning "Arm of the Scorpion" + Latin australis for "southern". (idem).	Consequently, τ Librae itself is known as 天輻一 (Tiān Fú yī, English: The First Star of Celestial Spokes) and υ Librae itself is known as 天輻二 (Tiān Fú èr, English: The Second Star of Celestial Spokes) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 29 日).	I consider to replace the name Derakrab Australis and Derakrab Borealis with Tiān Fú (please help me find the westernized version of this term) with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
υ Lib	Derakrab Borealis	Northern One of the Scorpion's Arm; the base name Derakrab being a contraction of the Arabic title Al-Dhira al-Akrab (الذراع العقرب), meaning "Arm of the Scorpion" + Latin borealis for "northern". (idem)
α Lup	Men, Kakkab	the South Gate, the Star Left Hand of the Horned Bull (idem)	α, 2.6, seems to be unnamed except in China, where it was Yang Mun or Men, the South Gate. On the Euphrates it probably was Kakkab Su‑gub Gud‑Elim, the Star Left Hand of the Horned Bull, said to have been a reference to the Centaur that was thus figured in that valley. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 278). In Chinese astronomy, 南門 meaning "the Southern Gate"is located in Horn mansion and consisted by α and ε Centauri ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 25 日. Yang Mun was translated in Pinyin as 陽門, meaning "the Yang Gate", refers to the asterism in Neck mansion, containing the stars in Centaurus	I think Men and Kakkab (Su‑gub Gud‑Elim) not really fake and consider to rename this star with Kakkab.
γ Lup	Thusia	The Sacrifice, short for Thusia Theriou, from Greek θυσια θηριον "the animal sacrifice" (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
δ Lup	Hilasmus	The Propitiation in Greek. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
α Lyn	Alvashak, Al Fahd	The Lynx or The Wild Cat in Arabic. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
38 Lyn	Maculosa and Maculata	The Spotted One (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
α Mus	Myia	Constellation Musca in greek (Μυία)	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
γ Oph	Al Durajah	Mighty Arabian charioteer seen among the stars of Ophiuchus. (idem).	Consequently, γ Ophiuchi itself is known as 宗正二 (Zōng Zhēng èr, English: the Second Star of Official for Royal Clan.) ((in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 日). 宗正 (Zōng Zhēng) is westernized in R.H. Allen's book as Tsung Ching, together with β Oph. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 297	I consider to replace the name Al Durajah with Tsung Ching with the clear reference from Chinese literature.
κ Oph	Helkath	Battlefield or battleground (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
ν Oph	Sinistra	Left side in Latin (idem).	Nu (ν) Ophiuchus, Sinistra, is a star on the right hand of the Serpent Bearer. The word Sinistra actually refers to the left side. (Constellations of Words, Explore the Etymology and Symbolism of the Constellations - Ophiuchus - Sinistra)	I think Sinistra not really fake and consider to rename this star with Sinistra.
θ Oph	Imad or Kaki	Pillar and lower foot in Arabic (idem).	θ, 3.4, lies on the right foot, only a little to the southwest of the place of the noted Kepler's Star, the nova of 1604. Epping says that the 25th ecliptic constellation of Babylonia was marked by it as Kash-shud Sha‑ka-tar‑pa, of undetermined signification. (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 297)	I consider to replace the name Imad or Kaki with Kash-shud Sha‑ka-tar‑pa with the clear reference from R.H.Allen works.
72 Oph	Phorbaceus	Referring to the hero Phorbas, who saved the island of Rhodes from a plague of serpents. (idem).	Ophiuchus ... Triopas, king of the Perrhaebians; Carnabon, Carnabas, and Carnabus, the slayer of Triopas; Phorbas, his Thessalian son, who freed Rhodes from snakes; Cadmus changed to a serpent; ... (Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 297)	Agree to erase the name from this star
67 Oph	Fellah	Peasant in Arabic. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found
φ Ori	Khad	Cheek in Arabic. (idem).	Not found the references about the name yet	Agree to erase the name from this star, until the references for the name is found

This table is only for discussion, please read the above sources more carefully . Cheers...

Hamalain

Yup, it was the guy you're investigating. (See my talk page for my last substantial edit--much of what I did later was based on what was already in the divided charts, just assuming it was right.) Here are the IP's I've found in that range editing these articles: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17] (part fixed), [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31] (you've fixed?), [32], [33], [34], [35], [36] (innocuous), [37], and apparently 6.12 or 182.113, so there may be a wider range of IP's. — kwami (talk) 22:16, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I added 191, 195, 201, 212, 242, 6.12 and 182.13 to my list. I'm going to take a look at your talk page. Rursus dixit. (^mbork³!) 22:57, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

God, what a mess. I preferred it as a single article, and that made it much easier to police.

Since he's apparently not restricted to 168.223.11, it might be a good idea to expand your search to all of 168.223. (Maybe he went to the library or a cafe that day.) I don't recall any other IP addresses in that range that aren't suspicious, so it won't cost you anything. (Except for more crap to fix, I mean.)

To get the expanded list, all I did was go through the page history, then call up the contributions of all editing IP addresses in that range, then look at the page histories of any of those edits on stars, etc. Of course, there may be similar crap in all the mythological and botanical articles these IP's edited that you or I couldn't evaluate. This should probably be expanded at ANI for wider help. — kwami (talk) 23:04, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

185 (new), 188 (innocuous), 219 (new), 222 (innocuous, at least for the star articles), 231 (innocuous), 49.202 (outside the .11 range)

One to evaluate: 168.18.240.1 (slightly outside our IP range; also edited Puppis list)

A mess it is. I'm restricting myself to star names – he was (is?) also very active in other areas, making some perhaps constructive and some not so constructive edits, making it hard to monitor all changes in order to organize some reversion raid. And 168.223 and 199.44 are IP prefixes that for me by now immediately signals Warning! when googling article history pages. Rursus dixit. (^mbork³!) 23:28, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Adding some more just above. — kwami (talk) 23:38, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Perfect. I saw that about "Al Fawaris" above. Now I'm going to leave this matter for two days, because of other pressing issues. I'll hope we'll resolve these troubles in a month or so, unless (as I suspect) the guy in question is wreaking havoc elsewhere on WP. Maybe we should also try to make a WP:ANI. Rursus dixit. (^mbork³!) 23:53, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

This is the last substantial edit I made to "Lists of stars by constellation", to which I had added a great deal of info, including names in the Arabic, Persian, Chinese, and Greek scripts. I can't guarantee that I got it all right (assuming Allen was right, his transcriptions were sometimes difficult to decipher), or that no fake names had snuck in in the meantime, but generally anything in that version is probably (85%?) okay, whereas I'd be suspicious of things not in it, though of course there were plenty of later improvements too. — kwami (talk) 09:58, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Lambda Tauri

Looks like the same guy you've been discussing. I see "Elthor" in the starbox, but I can find nothing to source the name.--Imzogelmo (talk) 19:17, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the note. Our cleanups aren't always complete. Rursus dixit. (^mbork³!) 17:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Pultar.org

The old hoaxes are returning:

• Eta Aquarii, Hydria, Deli,
• Iota Centauri, Alhakim,
• Eta Aquilae, Bezek,
• Lambda Pegasi, Sadalpheretz
• Beta Arae, Vasat-ül-cemre, unknown since before.

The site pultar.org replicates the above WP:HOAXes and some editor(s) are reinserting them here.

• Xi Tauri, Yshakaron

The site altiusdirectory.com replicates the above WP:HOAXes and some editor(s) are reinserting them here. This altiusdirectory.com links a lot to various topics in WP.

Take a look at:

• Tau Pegasi, Salm (perhaps OK?), Kerb (unheard, but Allen might have it), Markab (heard of it, but applied to Tau Peg? Don't know...)
• Mu Virginis, Rijl al Awwa (perhaps OK, but needs verification)
• Delta Tauri, Eudora, is pretty certainly hoax
• Mu Sagittarii, Polis, perhaps OK but the star is virtually never called "Polis" except as a subclause in Allen99, cleanup needed
• Iota1 Scorpii, Apollyon (a demon from the Bible?), citation verily definitely needed!!

User:CarloscomB:

• User talk:CarloscomB

How to name a star

List of invalid methods:

1. don't use Wikipedia, we will delete it as a WP:HOAX, and we will become very annoyed,
2. don't buy it from a company that allegedly "sells" star names, both Wikipedia and IAU will disregard such star names, and chances is that you will feel deceived,
3. don't run a web campaign to convince IAU to name a star, this or that way, they will refuse to listen, don't use Wikipedia as a platform for this campaign, we will regard such campaigns as disruptive editing, and block (and perhaps ban) any editors partaking in such a campaign. It will be unpleasant, painful and shaming.

List of valid methods:

1. research a single star extensively and scientifically properly by using telescopes and spectrographs, if the star appears like very unique and odd, chances are that your last name will be used to name the star, say Doe's Star if your name is John or Jane Doe, and you're reknowned as a nice and generous scientist to your colleagues,
2. become an astronaut, jokingly name a star with your middle name backwards when communicating with the ground control, then die unexpectedly and tragically in your profession, then there are chances that that star will keep that joke name for some 40 years, if it didn't already have a name,
3. if you're an assistant to a researcher and star catalogue maker, you might perhaps get away with such a practical joke too, but not if you're simply a planetarium lecturer,
4. research antique catalogs, such as Almagest or Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed stars, and discover an already existing name or description on a star, and claim that the name already exists, then publish a very cheap and popular astronomy book, claiming precisely this name,
5. claim that a certain star, such as Kappa Andromedae should have the name Honores (from Honores Friderici) by analogy of 53 Eridani being named Sceptrum after Sceptrum Brandenburgium, then publish a very cheap and popular astronomy book, claiming precisely this name.

... or some such.

All kinds of astronomers use to ignore star names because it is hard to remember them. If the alleged name lacks any logical connection to the star, such as f.ex. Jimmies Rubberduck for Eta Piscium, then remembering the names will be perfectly impossible.