constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
person from (the planet of)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
Seikai (series of science fiction novels by Hiroyuki Morioka)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
different planet; another planet
the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury); five stars
occultation (by the Moon)
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
Ryūsei (professional go title)
starry night; starlit night
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Star of Death (nickname for Alcor)
double star; visual double
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)
Urusei Yatsura (manga series by Rumiko Takahashi)
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
asterism; (arch.) lining up (like a row of stars)
(in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth; nine luminaries
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula); sipunculid
constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")
stellar oscillation; starquake
Court of the Star Chamber (England)
rokusei senjutsu (divination method); six-star fortune-telling
quasar; quasi-stellar object
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
star catalog; star catalogue
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
Northern Cross (asterism)
compact star; compact object
cataclysmic variable; cataclysmic variable star; CV
brightest star in a constellation; Alpha
Seiryō Women's Junior College
Kanazawa Seiryo University
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow