Editing Bellatrix (section)

== Nomenclature ==

[[File:OrionCC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Bellatrix is a bright star in the constellation of Orion (top right).]]

The traditional name ''Bellatrix'' is from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] ''bellātrix'' "female warrior". It first appeared in the works of [[Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi]] and [[John of Seville|Johannes Hispalensis]], where it originally referred to [[Capella]], but was transferred to Gamma Orionis by the Vienna school of astronomers in the 15th century, and appeared in contemporary reprints of the ''[[Alfonsine tables]]''.<ref name=Kunitzsch86/> In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[IAU Working Group on Star Names|Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1"/> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Bellatrix'' for this star. It is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/> The designation of Bellatrix as γ Orionis ([[Latinisation of names|Latinized]] to Gamma Orionis) was made by [[Johann Bayer]] in 1603. The "gamma" designation is commonly given to the third-brightest star in each constellation.