sporades

From Ancient Greek ἀστέρες σποράδες (astéres sporádes "scattered stars").

sporades pl (plural only)

1. (astronomy, obsolete or historical) Stars not included in any constellation.

Today, all stars visible from the Earth are in a constellation, except the Sun.

• sporadic

• “sporades”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Pedrosas