Astronomy cat names

The follower — eye of Taurus

The ghoul — eclipsing variable star in Perseus

The flying eagle — bright star in Aquila

Princess of Greek myth, namesake of our nearest large galaxy

Rival of Mars — red supergiant in Scorpius

Guardian of the bear — fourth-brightest star in the night sky

Female warrior — bright blue star in Orion

Red supergiant in Orion — "the giant's hand"

Second-brightest star in the night sky

Little she-goat — brightest star in Auriga

Vain queen of Greek myth, a constellation in the northern sky

One of the twin stars in Gemini

Cosmic traveler

Of the cosmos

Tail — bright star in Cygnus, the Swan

When one celestial body crosses in front of another

Mouth of the fish — brightest star in Piscis Austrinus

For the astronomer who first turned a telescope to the sky

For Halley's Comet, returns every 76 years

King of the Roman gods, largest planet

Moon — the most popular cat name in many US cities

The lyre — small but storied northern constellation

Closest planet to the sun, named for the Roman messenger god

Wonderful — a famously variable red giant

A star that suddenly increases in brightness

The hunter constellation

Winged horse of Greek myth, also a constellation

Mythical bird that rises from ashes

The North Star — fixed, steady, guiding

Brighter twin in Gemini

Before the dog — bright star in Canis Minor

Foot — bright blue star in Orion

Roman god of time and the ringed planet

The brightest star in the night sky — the Dog Star

When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point

Ear of grain — brightest star in Virgo

Star

Falling — bright star in the constellation Lyra