σ Sagittarii (
Latinised to
Sigma Sagittarii) is the star's
Bayer designation. In his
Uranometria star atlas,
Johann Bayer placed this star in the fourth magnitude class, although it is a second-magnitude star by modern measurements. to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name
Nunki for this star on 21 August 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. • Phi Sagittarii, Zeta Sagittarii,
Chi Sagittarii and Tau Sagittarii were the
Arabic Al Naʽām al Ṣādirah (النعم السادرة), the Returning Ostriches. In
Chinese, (), meaning
Dipper, refers to an asterism consisting of Sigma Sagittarii,
Phi Sagittarii,
Lambda Sagittarii,
Mu Sagittarii,
Tau Sagittarii and
Zeta Sagittarii. Consequently, the
Chinese name for Sigma Sagittarii itself is (, .) ==See also==