This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Lepus. (Used in modern Western astronomy and uranography only).
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List
star | proper name | etymon |
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α Lep | Arneb | Arabic |
Arsh | Arabic | |
β Lep | Nihal | Arabic |
Etymologies
α Lep
- Arneb, Elarneb:
- Arsh:
β Lep
- Nihal:
- < (ar) nihāl, "quenching their thirst" < (ind.-ar) al-Nihāl, "(the Camels ) Beginning to Quench Their Thirst", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.
See also
Notes
References
- Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.
This page was last edited on 12 March 2022, at 19:36