Which star is called 'The Wanderer'?

I have looked in several reference books, including Allens' Star Names: Their Lore and Legends" by Dover Books, 1963, and have not been able to find any such star. At first I thought it might be Polaris, the North Star which I seem to recall is sometimes called the Traveler's Star. The only 'stars' that are called wanderers are the planets. The word 'planet' in fact translates into something like 'wanderer'.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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