Sky objects

118 things in the sky, and what the languages of South Asia call them.

• Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) 96 names · 34 languages
• The Pleiades 87 names · 41 languages
• The Milky Way 74 names · 39 languages
• The lunar mansions as a system 69 names · 15 languages
• Orion 61 names · 27 languages
• Figures with no secure modern identification 48 names · 22 languages
• Meteors and shooting stars 45 names · 33 languages
• Comets 45 names · 30 languages
• Ursa Minor 45 names · 26 languages
• 'Star' as a word 44 names · 31 languages
• Venus as morning star 41 names · 27 languages
• Orion's Belt 31 names · 21 languages
• Venus 23 names · 19 languages
• Venus as evening star 22 names · 19 languages
• Sirius 18 names · 12 languages
• Directions taken from the sky 18 names · 4 languages
• The Moon 17 names · 12 languages
• Canopus 15 names · 11 languages
• The Sun 14 names · 14 languages
• Centaurus 14 names · 7 languages
• Aldebaran 12 names · 11 languages
• Scorpius 12 names · 10 languages
• The Hyades 11 names · 11 languages
• Arcturus 9 names · 7 languages
• Castor and Pollux 9 names · 7 languages
• Crux (the Southern Cross) 9 names · 6 languages
• Auriga 8 names · 8 languages
• Antares 6 names · 6 languages
• Leo and Virgo 6 names · 6 languages
• Cygnus 6 names · 5 languages
• Vega 6 names · 5 languages
• Andromeda 5 names · 5 languages
• Cassiopeia 5 names · 5 languages
• Eclipses 5 names · 5 languages
• Canis Major 5 names · 4 languages
• Pegasus 5 names · 4 languages
• Seasonal and agricultural star-markers 5 names · 4 languages
• Corvus 5 names · 3 languages
• Taurus 5 names · 3 languages
• 'Constellation' as a word 4 names · 4 languages
• Aquila 4 names · 4 languages
• Mars 4 names · 4 languages
• The rainbow 4 names · 4 languages
• Capella 4 names · 3 languages
• Spica 4 names · 2 languages
• 'Sky' as a word 3 names · 3 languages
• Altair 3 names · 3 languages
• Lupus 3 names · 3 languages
• Regulus 3 names · 3 languages
• The zodiac 3 names · 3 languages
• Jupiter 3 names · 2 languages
• Argo Navis (Carina) 2 names · 2 languages
• Cepheus 2 names · 2 languages
• Cetus 2 names · 2 languages
• Corona Australis 2 names · 2 languages
• Corona Borealis 2 names · 2 languages
• Eridanus 2 names · 2 languages
• Grus 2 names · 2 languages
• Measuring the sky 2 names · 2 languages
• Monoceros 2 names · 2 languages
• Ophiuchus 2 names · 2 languages
• Perseus 2 names · 2 languages
• Piscis Austrinus 2 names · 2 languages
• Praesepe and Cancer 2 names · 1 languages
• Viśākhā (ι Librae) 2 names · 1 languages
• 'Planet' as a word 1 names · 1 languages
• Antlia 1 names · 1 languages
• Ara 1 names · 1 languages
• Aśvayuj (Sheratan) 1 names · 1 languages
• Boötes 1 names · 1 languages
• Caelum 1 names · 1 languages
• Camelopardalis 1 names · 1 languages
• Canis Minor 1 names · 1 languages
• Chamaeleon 1 names · 1 languages
• Circinus 1 names · 1 languages
• Columba 1 names · 1 languages
• Coma Berenices 1 names · 1 languages
• Crater 1 names · 1 languages
• Delphinus 1 names · 1 languages
• Draco 1 names · 1 languages
• Equuleus 1 names · 1 languages
• Fornax 1 names · 1 languages
• Hercules 1 names · 1 languages
• Horologium 1 names · 1 languages
• Hydra 1 names · 1 languages
• Hydrus 1 names · 1 languages
• Leo Minor 1 names · 1 languages
• Lepus 1 names · 1 languages
• Lynx 1 names · 1 languages
• Lyra 1 names · 1 languages
• Mensa 1 names · 1 languages
• Mercury 1 names · 1 languages
• Microscopium 1 names · 1 languages
• Musca 1 names · 1 languages
• Nakṣatra (star / asterism (generic)) 1 names · 1 languages
• Norma 1 names · 1 languages
• Octans 1 names · 1 languages
• Pavo 1 names · 1 languages
• Phoenix 1 names · 1 languages
• Pictor 1 names · 1 languages
• Pisces 1 names · 1 languages
• Puppis 1 names · 1 languages
• Pyxis 1 names · 1 languages
• Reticulum 1 names · 1 languages
• Sagitta 1 names · 1 languages
• Saturn 1 names · 1 languages
• Sculptor 1 names · 1 languages
• Scutum 1 names · 1 languages
• Serpens 1 names · 1 languages
• Sextans 1 names · 1 languages
• Telescopium 1 names · 1 languages
• The turning of the sky 1 names · 1 languages
• Triangulum 1 names · 1 languages
• Triangulum Australe 1 names · 1 languages
• Tucana 1 names · 1 languages
• Vela 1 names · 1 languages
• Volans 1 names · 1 languages
• Vulpecula 1 names · 1 languages