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Rolandlaffitte at 10:51, 28 March 2026

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	Arneb ('''الأرن''ب''''') is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation ~~Lep~~.		Arneb ('''الأرن''ب''''') is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation [[Lepus]].

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Arneb Lepus RL.png\|thumb\|Arneb (star name) within the Arabic constellation of The Hare (CC BY Roland Laffitte 2025).]]
	Borrowed by Piazzi, and now adopted by the IAU, this is the Arabic name for the constellation, namely ''al-Arnab'', ‘the Hare’.<ref>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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref><ref>Roland Laffitte (2012), ''Le ciel des Arabes,'' Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner</ref><ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>		Borrowed by Piazzi, and now adopted by the IAU, this is the Arabic name for the constellation, namely ''al-Arnab'', ‘the Hare’.<ref>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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref><ref>Roland Laffitte (2012), ''Le ciel des Arabes,'' Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner</ref><ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>

Rolandlaffitte at 10:47, 28 March 2026

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	Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.		Arneb ('''الأرن''ب''''') is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	~~Applied in recent times from~~ the ~~sci-A~~ constellation ~~name~~ al-~~arnab "the Hare"~~, ~~for Lepus~~.<ref>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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref>		Borrowed by Piazzi, and now adopted by the IAU, this is the Arabic name for the constellation, namely ''al-Arnab'', ‘the Hare’.<ref>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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref><ref>Roland Laffitte (2012), ''Le ciel des Arabes,'' Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner</ref><ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>

	Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, d. 986 CE), in his description of the constellation ''al-Arnab'', records that Arab observers designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those on the body of the “hare”—as ''Kursiyy al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'', on the grounds that they lie between Orion’s two feet in the position corresponding to a throne. He further notes that some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (seasonal star risings and settings) refer to these same stars as ''al-Nihāl''.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021</ref>		Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, d. 986 CE), in his description of the constellation ''al-Arnab'', records that Arab observers designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those on the body of the “hare”—as ''Kursiyy al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'', on the grounds that they lie between Orion’s two feet in the position corresponding to a throne. He further notes that some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (seasonal star risings and settings) refer to these same stars as ''al-Nihāl''.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021</ref>

	see also [[Nihal]] for β Lep.		see also [[Nihal]] for β Lep.

			=== Alternative Name:<ref name=":0" /> ===
			Arsh. Ar. '''عرش الجوزاء''' ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', ‘the Footstool of Elgeuze’, al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'', see below, ''δ Lep''. ''Arsh'' introduced in the 19<sup>th</sup> century, noted in ''Century Dic''., Allen, Rumrill, Wiki.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 14:04, 27 March 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.		Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.<ref>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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref>

	Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, d. 986 CE), in his description of the constellation ''al-Arnab'', records that Arab observers designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those on the body of the “hare”—as ''Kursiyy al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'', on the grounds that they lie between Orion’s two feet in the position corresponding to a throne. He further notes that some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (seasonal star risings and settings) refer to these same stars as ''al-Nihāl''.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021</ref>		Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, d. 986 CE), in his description of the constellation ''al-Arnab'', records that Arab observers designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those on the body of the “hare”—as ''Kursiyy al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'', on the grounds that they lie between Orion’s two feet in the position corresponding to a throne. He further notes that some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (seasonal star risings and settings) refer to these same stars as ''al-Nihāl''.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021</ref>
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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*[[References\|References (general)]]		*[[References\|References (general)]]
	* 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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

	[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Lep]] [[Category:Arabic]]		[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Lep]] [[Category:Arabic]]

Sushoff at 14:03, 27 March 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.		Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.

			Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, d. 986 CE), in his description of the constellation ''al-Arnab'', records that Arab observers designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those on the body of the “hare”—as ''Kursiyy al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'', on the grounds that they lie between Orion’s two feet in the position corresponding to a throne. He further notes that some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (seasonal star risings and settings) refer to these same stars as ''al-Nihāl''.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021</ref>

			see also [[Nihal]] for β Lep.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 05:25, 22 January 2026

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	Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.		Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.

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	Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of ~~HIP25985~~ (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.		Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Arneb}}
Arneb is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP25985 (α Lep, HR 1865) in constellation Lep.

==Etymology and History==

Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.

==Weblinks==
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
* 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, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Lep]] [[Category:Arabic]]