fixed star

Etymology
Originally called thus to distinguish the stars that appear to have a fixed position on the firmament from the “wandering stars” – the planets.

Noun

 * 1)  A star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth.

Usage notes

 * Used historically to differentiate stars from planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, and novae.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: fiksa stelo
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Standstern
 * Greek: απλανής αστέρας
 * Ancient: ἀστὴρ ἀπλανής
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Irish: réalta sheasta
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: stella fixa
 * Persian: ,
 * Russian: неподви́жная звезда́
 * Spanish: estrella fija
 * Swedish: