The International Astronomical Union established a Working Group on Star Names in May 2016 to catalog and standardize proper names for stars for the international astronomical community. It operates u

Xi Ursae Majoris is a quintuple star system 28.5 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the traditional name Alula Australis; Xi Ursae Majoris is the Bayer designation, which is L