The Fixed Stars

Al Taj

The crown, a name loosely given to the arc of the shield. It stands at about 16° Gemini (tropical).

A crown-name for the curved line the Hunter holds against the Bull.

Al Taj, the crown, is a name sometimes attached to the bright curve of stars that form the raised hide or shield, likening the arc to a coronet rather than to any single fixed point. The naming is loose and the reference uncertain, and no firm traditional lore is delineated for it. It survives mainly as an old label for the shape of the arc.

A loosely applied name for the shield arc rather than a firmly fixed star; little firm lore attaches to it.