Situated in the nose of the Great Bear. NEKKAR, or NAKKAR (nak´-kär), β _Boötis_, "the herdsman," the Arab name for the whole constellation. Situated in the head of Boötes. A golden yellow star which culminates June 20th. NAOS (nā´-os), ζ _Argus_, "the ship." Situated in the stern of the Ship. It culminates Mar. 3d. NASHIRA, γ _Capricorni_, "the fortunate one, or the bringer of good tidings." Situated in the tail of the Sea-Goat. It culminates Oct. 3d. NIHAL, β _Leporis_. Situated in the right foot of the Hare. Deep yellow in color. It culminates Jan. 23d. NODUS SECUNDUS, δ _Draconis_, "the second of the four knots or convolutions." Deep yellow in color. It culminates Aug. 24th. NUNKI, σ _Sagittarii_, "the star of the proclamation of the sea," or SADIRA (sad´-ē-ra), "the ostrich returning from the water." Situated in the upper part of the Archer's left arm. It culminates Aug. 17th. PHAD, PHEC´-DA, or PHAED (fā´-ed), γ _Ursæ Majoris_, "the thigh" (of the bear). Topaz yellow in color. It is approaching the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second. It culminates May 4th. PHAET or PHACT, α _Columbæ_. Situated in the heart of the Dove. It culminates Jan. 26th. PHERKAD (fer´-kad), γ _Ursæ Minoris_, "the calf." Situated in the right fore leg of the Little Bear. PO-LÁ-RIS, α _Ursæ Minoris_, "the pole star." Situated in the tip of the Little Bear's tail. Topaz yellow in color. It is receding from the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second. POL´-LUX, β _Geminorum_, Ovid's "Pugil," the pugilist of the two brothers. Situated in the head of Pollux. An orange-colored star which is receding from the earth at the rate of one mile per second. It culminates Feb. 26th. The Century Dictionary gives the color of Pollux as very yellow. PORRIMA (por´-i-mä), γ _Virginis_, Latin name for "a goddess of prophecy." Situated in the Virgin's left arm. It culminates May 17th. PRO´-CY-ON, α _Canis Minoris_, "the foremost dog." A yellowish-white star. It is approaching the earth at the rate of six miles per second. It culminates Feb. 24th. It is situated in the right side of the Lesser Dog. Dr. Elkin gives its distance as 12.3 light years, and its proper motion as 13.9 miles per second. PROPUS (prō´-pus), η _Geminorum_, "the forward foot." Situated in the northern foot of Castor. RASALAS (ras´-a-las), μ _Leonis_, "the lion's head toward the south." Situated in the Sickle, close to the Lion's right eye. An orange-colored star. It culminates Apr. 1st. Alshemali and Borealis are other names for this star. RAS ALGETHI (räs-al-ge´-thi), α _Herculis_, "the kneeler's head." Orange red in color. It culminates July 23d. RAS´-AL-HĀG´-UE, α _Ophiuchi_, "the head of the serpent charmer."