Do the other stars in ORION have names, besides Betelgeuse and Rigel?
Yes, all the visible stars have names or letters to identify them. The really obvious stars have both! Star names are based on two systems. The first system uses the Ancient name of each star. This is a fun way to remember the stars because it maintains a tradition and links us to our past. However it can be a bit overwhelming, because many of these names are from languages no longer spoken – at least not by most astronomers! In 1603 a German astronomer named Johann Bayer made a star catalogue in which he named each star using the Greek alphabet to designate the star’s relative brightness in that constellation.
