List of star names in Lepus
Appearance
This is the list of the
uranography
only).
List
star | proper name | etymon |
---|---|---|
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
- List of stars in Lepus
- List of star names
Notes
References
- 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.). ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.