Catalog Last Modified November 9, 2020
Note: All observations were made by J.P. Sank at 40° N, 75° W, using ordinary, consumer-grade binoculars.
| Aquila | Boötes | Cassiopeia | Cepheus | Corona Borealis | Cygnus |
| Draco | Hercules | Leo | Libra | Lyra | Ophiuchus |
| Pegasus | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Serpens | Virgo |
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Aquila W B
The Eagle. EWB, The Smitten One Falling. |
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| EWB: Here we have an additional picture of the effect of this arrow, in the pierced, wounded, and falling Eagle, gasping in its dying struggle. And that pierced, wounded, and dying Saviour whom it represents, after saying, in Psalm 38:2 "Thine arrows stick fast in Me," added, in verse 10, "My heart panteth, My strength faileth Me, / As for the light of Mine eyes it is gone from Me." (Cf. Zech. 13:6.) Anciently assigned to Capricornus. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Aql | Altair | 0.77 | '17.06.03 | W O G ST | Name abbreviated from al-nesr al-ta'ir ("the flying eagle"). A7 V main seq. The 12th brightest star in the night sky. Currently in the G-cloud. Flattened at the poles due to rapid rotation. A vertex, with Deneb and Vega, of the Summer Triangle. EWB: "The wounding" in the Eagle's neck. |
| γ Aql | Tarazed | 2.71 | '17.06.03 | W O | Name may derive from the Persian sahin tarazu, "the beam of the scale". K3 II bright giant. Radius 95 Suns, enormous. Luminosity 2,500 Suns. EWB: "Wounded" or "torn", in the Eagle's back. |
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Boötes W B
The Ox-Driver. EWB, The Coming One. |
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| EWB: He is pictured as a man walking rapidly, with a spear in his right hand and a sickle in his left hand. The Greeks called him Bo-o-tes, which is from the Hebrew root Bo (to come), meaning the coming. It is referred to in Psalm 96:13. It is probable that his ancient name was Arcturus (cf. Job 9:9). Anciently assigned to Virgo. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Boo | Arcturus | -0.05 | '17.04.14 | W O | Brightest in northern celestial hemisphere. Red giant. Forms Spring Triangle with Spica and Denebola (or Regulus). |
| ε Boo | Izar | 2.37 | '17.04.14 | W O | "Veil". Binary 2.37/5.12. |
| η Boo | Muphrid | 2.68 | '17.04.14 | W O | Class G0IV, anchor point for classification of other stars. Subgiant. |
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Cassiopeia W B
Cassiopeia, Queen of Aethiopia. EWB, The Enthroned Woman. |
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| EWB: In the last chapter we saw the woman bound; here we see the same woman freed, delivered, and enthroned. She is indeed highly exalted, and making herself ready. Her hands, no longer bound, are engaged in this happy work. With her right hand she is arranging her robes, while with her left she is adorning her hair. She is seated upon the Arctic circle, and close by the side of Cepheus, the King. This is "the Bride, the Lamb's wife, the heavenly city, the new Jerusalem," the "partakers of the heavenly calling." Anciently assigned to Aries. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Cas | Schedar | 2.24 | '17.07.10 | W O | "Breast". Red giant K0IIIa. Located in line-of-sight of the Milky Way; other notable objects are nearby, e.g., the Pacman Nebula, NGC 436, and NGC 457. Three optical companions have been listed. EWB: "The Freed". |
| β Cas | Caph | 2.28 | '17.07.10 | W O D | "Palm", i.e. reaching from the Pleiades. Yellow-white giant, F2III. Delta Scuti type variable, the 2nd brightest of this type after Altair. Monoperiodic pulsator. EWB: "The Branch", evidently the branch of victory which she bears in her hand. |
| γ Cas | Tsih | 2.47 (1.6-3.0) | '17.07.10 | W O B A | "The Whip" (Chinese). B0.5IVe, the first Be star to be designated, the first star ever observed with emission lines, observed 1866 by Angelo Secchi. Massive eruptive variable. Associated with nebulae IC62 and IC59. |
| δ Cas | Ruchbah | 2.68 | '17.07.10 | W O E | "Knee". Possible eclipsing binary. The A component of a multiple star system. Its Aa: A5 IV, starting its subgiant phase; excess infrared at 60 μm suggests a debris disk orbiting at 88 AU. |
| ε Cas | Segin | 3.37 | '17.07.10 | W O B | Name probably erroneously from "Seginus". Blue-white B3 V. Spectrum like a Be. Has a shell of gas. Hipparcos mission showed possible variability. Member of Cas-Tau group (93% prob). |
| ζ Cas | Fulu | 3.66 | '17.07.10 | W O S B | Chinese for "Auxiliary Road". Blue-white B2 subgiant. Probably a Slowly Pulsating B star, once per 1.56 days; magnetic field pulsating once/5.37 days. A candidate magnetic Bp star. |
| η Cas | Achird | 3.44, 7.51 | '17.07.10 | W O | Binary, as discovered by Herschel in Aug 1779. Orbit 480 yrs, highly eccentric. Separated by 71 AU. A is G0 V, a G-type like the Sun. B is a K7 V. |
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Cepheus W B
Cepheus, King of Aethiopia. EWB, Their Redeemer Coming to Rule. |
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| EWB: Here we have the presentation of a glorious king, crowned, and enthroned in the highest heaven, with a sceptre in his hand, and his foot planted on the very Polar Star itself. Yes; this is the glorious King of Israel, the "King of kings, and Lord of lords." Anciently assigned to Pisces. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Cep | Alderamin | 2.51 | '17.06.03 | W O | "The Right Arm". Periodically comes within 3° of being a pole star. White subgiant A8Vn. EWB: "Coming Quickly" in Cep right shoulder. |
| β Cep | Alfirk | 3.16-3.27 | '17.06.03 | W O | "The Flock". Prototype of the Beta Cephei variables. Triple: Spectroscopic binary with a mag 8 companion. A is a blue giant B1IV. EWB: "The Redeemer" in Cep girdle. |
| γ Cep | Alrai or Errai | 3.16-3.27 | '17.06.03 | W O RD Ab | "The Shepherd". Binary. A is K1III-IV orange subgiant and is believed to have a planet γ Cep Ab aka Tadmor; B a red dwarf. Successor to Polaris as pole star in c. 4000 AD. EWB: "Who Bruises, or, Breaks" in Cep left knee. |
| ζ Cep | 21 Cep | 3.35 | '17.06.03 | W O | K1.5Ib orange supergiant. |
| η Cep | Al Kidr | 3.43 | '17.06.03 | W O | K0IV subgiant. May have planets. |
| ι Cep | 32 Cep | 3.51 | '17.07.10 | W O RC | K0III giant, red clump. |
| μ Cep | Herschel's Garnet Star | 4.08 (3.43-5.1) | '17.06.03 | W O | Appears garnet red. Located at edge of IC 1396 nebula. Since 1943, its spectrum has served as the M2 Ia standard by which other stars are classified. Records of its variability (semi-regular) have been kept since 1881. |
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Corona Borealis W B
The Northern Crown. EWB, The Crown Bestowed. |
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| EWB: The CROSS is closely followed by the CROWN! (Heb. 2:9) The shameful Cross will be followed by a glorious crown, and "every tongue shall confess ...". Anciently assigned to Libra. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α CrB | Alphekka | 2.23 | '17.04.14 | W O | Eclipsing binary. 75 light years away. Has a disc of dust, radius 60 AU. |
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Cygnus W B
The Swan. EWB, The Blesser Surely Returning. |
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| EWB: It has to do with the Great Blesser and His speedy return. This mighty bird is not falling dead, like Aquila, but it is flying swiftly in mid-heaven. It is coming to the earth, for it is not so much a bird of the air, but a bird peculiarly belonging to both the earth and the waters. Anciently assigned to Aquarius. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Cyg | Deneb | 1.25 | '17.06.03 | W O 7 | "Tail". Vertex (with Vega, Altair) of the Summer Triangle. Member of Cygnus OB7 association. Luminosity 200,000 sols. White A2Ia. EWB "The Judge; Flying Swiftly". |
| β Cyg | Albireo | 3.18(Aa), 5.82(Ac), 5.09(B) | '17.06.03 | W O | One of the best contrasting double stars. A, a very close binary, is amber, B blue-green. EWB "Flying Quickly". |
| γ Cyg | Sadr | 2.23 | '17.06.03 | W O | "Chest", same meaning as α Cas. F8Iab yellow-white supergiant, an APS star. EWB "Who Returns as in a Circle". |
| δ Cyg | 18 Cyg | 2.87 | '17.06.03 | W O | Triple. A is a B9 blue-white giant. B is yellow-white 6th-mag F. C is an orange 12th-mag K. |
| ε Cyg | Gienah | 2.87 | '17.06.03 | W O | "Wing". Orange K0III giant. An APS star. Has an optical companion ε Cyg B. |
| ζ Cyg | 64 Cyg | 3.26 | '17.06.03 | W O | Binary. A is a giant G8 IIIp, most likely a red clump. B is a white dwarf type DA4.2, mag 13.2. |
| η Cyg | 21 Cyg | 3.89 | '17.06.03 | W O | Evolved red clump giant, K0 III. Has five visual companions. |
| ι1,2 Cyg | 7, 10 Cyg | 5.75, 3.77 | '17.06.26 | W W1 W2 O | ι1 is A1V (white main-sequence). ι2, brighter, is A5V blue-white main seq. Likely has a circumstellar disk. |
| κ Cyg | 1 Cyg | 3.81 | '17.06.26 | W O KC | Yellow-orange G9III. 5° from the Kappa Cygnids radiant. |
| ν Cyg | 58 Cyg | 3.94 | '17.06.26 | W O | Binary. A is A0IIIn giant, mag 4.07. B is mag 6.4. |
| ξ Cyg | 62 Cyg | 3.73 | '17.06.03 | W O | Spectroscopic binary. A is a supergiant K4. |
| ο1 Cyg | 31 Cyg | 3.73-3.89 | '17.06.03 | W O Av | Algol-type eclipsing binary. A: Orange supergiant, K4 Iab. B: Blue-white, likely to be evolving off the main seq, B4 IV-V. |
| ο2 Cyg | 32 Cyg | 3.90-4.14 | '17.06.03 | W O H2 | Spectroscopic binary. A: Supergiant K5 Iab. B: Blue-white, B7, has a circumstellar H II region. |
| 55 Cyg | HIP 102724 | 4.86 | '17.06.03 | W O α | B2.5Ia-4Ia blue, hot, luminous supergiant. An Alpha Cygni variable. |
| 56 Cyg | HIP 102843 | 5.07 | '17.06.03 | W O | Double. A is type A4me. B mag 11.1, type unknown. |
| 57 Cyg | HIP 103089 | 4.78 | '17.06.03 | W O | Eclipsing binary, B5V. |
| HIP 103094 | HD 199098 | 5.48 | '17.06.03 | O | K0II. |
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Draco W B
The Dragon. EWB, The Old Serpent, or the Devil, Cast Down From Heaven. |
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| EWB: The Serpent represents him as the Deceiver; the Dragon, as the Destroyer. Its name is from the Greek, and means "trodden on", as in Psalm 91:13 LXX--"The dragon shalt thou trample under feet." Anciently assigned to Sagittarius. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| β Dra | Rastaban | 2.79 | '17.06.03 | W O | "Head of the Serpent/Dragon". Binary. G2Ib-IIa. Supergiant orbited by a dwarf. |
| γ Dra | Etamin | 2.23 | '17.06.03 | W O | "The Great Serpent". K5III orange giant. Anchor star for classification of others. |
| ξ Dra | Grumium | 3.75 | '17.06.03 | W O | K2III. |
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Hercules W B
Heracles. EWB, The Mighty Vanquisher. |
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| EWB: In his apparently impossible tasks of overthrowing gigantic enemies and delivering captives, we can see through the shadow, and discern the pure light of the truth. We can understand how the original star-picture must have been a prophetic representation of Him who shall destroy the Old Serpent and open the way again, not to fabled "apples of gold," but to the "tree of life" itself. He it is who though suffering in the mighty conflict, and brought to His knee, going down even to "the dust of death," shall yet, in resurrection and advent glory, wield His victorious club, subdue all His enemies, and plant His foot on the Dragon's head. Anciently assigned to Scorpio. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| β Her | Kornephoros | 2.81 | '17.04.14 | W O | Binary, suspected variable. "Club bearer". |
| ι Her | 85 Her | 3.79 | '17.06.03 | W O | B3IV subgiant. Multiple star system. |
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Leo W B
The Lion. EWB, Messiah's Consummated Triumph. |
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| EWB: Here we come to the end of the circle. We began with VIRGO, and we end with LEO. No one who has followed our interpretation can doubt that we have here the solving of the Riddle of the Sphinx. For its Head is VIRGO and its Tail is LEO! In LEO we reach the end of the Revelation as inspired in the Word of God; and it is the end as written in the heavens. This is the one great truth of the closing chapter of this last Book. It is the Lion of the tribe of Judah aroused for the rending of the prey. His feet are over the head of Hydra, the great Serpent, and just about to descend upon it and crush it. Anciently had Hydra, Crater, and Corvus assigned. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Leo | Regulus | 1.40 | '17.04.14 | W O | "Prince, little king". Four stars in two pairs. 0.46° from ecliptic, regularly occulted by Moon. |
| β Leo | Denebola | 2.14 | '17.04.14 | W O | 36 lya. Suspected Delta Scuti type variable. |
| γ Leo | Algieba | 2.08 | '17.04.14 | W O | "The forehead". Binary orange-red and greenish-yellow; A has a planet. |
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Libra W B
The Balance. EWB, The Redeemer's Atoning Work, or The Price Deficient Balanced by the Price Which Covers. |
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| EWB: Here it was that the price which covered was paid, and outweighed the price which was deficient. What that price was to be, and how it was to be paid, and what was to be the result in the Person of the Redeemer, is set forth in The Cross endured, The Victim slain, and The Crown bestowed. Anciently had Crux, Lupus (or Victima), and Corona assigned. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| β Lib | Zubeneschamali | 2.61 | '17.05.15 | W O | "The Northern Claw". Class B8V, white or blue; some say green. Variable. |
| ε Lib | HIP 75379 | 4.92 | '17.05.15 | W O | F-type. Single-line spectroscopic binary. A little bigger than the Sun. |
| 30 Ser[sic] | HIP 77464 | 5.53 | '17.05.15 | W O | Very close to μ Ser. Alt name 30 Lib. Class A5IV, blue subgiant. |
| 37 Lib | HIP 76219 | 4.61 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class K1IV. |
| IU Lib | HR 5780 | 5.16 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class B6IV. Blue pulsating subgiant. |
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Lyra W B
The Lyre. EWB, Praise Prepared for the Conqueror. |
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| EWB: Beautifully, then, does the harp come in here, following upon the going forth of this victorious Horseman. This Song of the Lamb follows as naturally as does the Song of Moses in Exodus 15:1--"I will sing unto the LORD, for He hath triumphed gloriously." Anciently assigned to Sagittarius. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Lyr | Vega | 0.03 | '17.06.03 | W O | "Falling" or "landing". 2nd brightest in northern celestial hemisphere. "Arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun." Was the northern pole star around 12,000 BC. First star to have its spectrum recorded. A0Va, variable, rotating rapidly, with a disk of dust. EWB: "He Shall Be Exalted," shines with a splendid white lustre. Its root occurs in the opening of the Song of Moses (Ex 15:1). |
| β Lyr | Sheliak | 3.52 (3.25-4.36) |
'17.06.26 | W O | Named after an Arabic name of the constellation. Semi-detached binary, A is a B7, B probably a B. In close orbit, B used to be more massive. The accretion disk blocks the view of B. EWB: "An Eagle". |
| γ Lyr | Sulafat | 3.26 | '17.06.03 | W O | "Turtle". Blue-white B9III giant. Single star that used to be thought a spectroscopic binary. EWB: "Springing Up" or "Ascending", as praise. |
| δ1 Lyr | 11 Lyr | 5.57/9.8 | '17.06.03 | W O | Spectroscopic binary. A is a bluish-white B2.5V. B is a 10th magnitude orange giant. |
| δ2 Lyr | 12 Lyrae | 4.22-4.33 | '17.06.03 | W O | Large cool asymptotic giant branch star with a degenerate carbon-oxygen core. Semi-regular variable. M4II. Puts out more energy than 10,000 suns. |
| ε Lyr | The Double Double | 4.66, 4.59 | '17.06.03 | W O | The widest two components are easily separated in binoculars. Northern component is ε1; southern is ε2. Each is a binary. A common benchmark for the resolution of telescopes. |
| ζ1 Lyr | 6 Lyr | 4.37 | '17.06.03 | W O | Single-line spectroscopic binary. A is a metallic-line A4m. |
| ζ2 Lyr | 7 Lyr | 5.23 | '17.06.03 | W O | White F0IV subgiant. |