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Suhail 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 44816 (λ Vel, HR 3634) in constellation Vel.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
Kunitzsch and Smart (2006): <blockquote>Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.</blockquote>Laffitte (2025): Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:


=== Adams, Determann, Laffitte ===
* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''
Our brand new description
* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''


=== Kunitzsch and Smart ===
The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the sweetheart of ''Al-Jauzā''', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").
Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. A Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.
 
==== Suhail al-Wazn ====
Introduced at the beginning of the 20th century in various forms, this name comes from Suhayl al-Wazn, “Suhayl of Wazn” found in al-Ṣūfī.<ref name=":0" />
 
'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>
 
* ''Suhayl al-Wazn''<ref>al-Ṣūfī</ref>
* ''Al Suhail al-Wazn''<ref name=":1">Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref><ref name=":2">Schjellerup</ref>
* ''Al Suhail al Wazn'' for λ Arg=λ Vel<ref>BdL (19SEE 10)</ref><ref name=":3">Hoffleit</ref>
* ''Alsuhail''<ref>BdL (1908)</ref>
* ''Suhail''<ref>Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971</ref><ref>Simbad ([https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Suhail&submit=SIMBAD+search lam Vel]), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9</ref>
* ''Soheil AlWezn''<ref name=":4">Hyde</ref>
* ''Sihil ponderosus'' (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"<ref>''Tabl. alphons.''</ref> ... a misreading of the word ''al-wazn'', which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”
* ''Al Suhail'' (wikipedia)
 
==== Suhail Muhlifain ====
a misplacement of the term to another star (''γ Vel'').<ref name=":0" />
 
'''Spelling Variants:'''
 
* ''Muhlifain''<ref name=":5">Rumrill</ref> ''محلفين''
* ''al-Muḥlifayn'' (accus.) المحلفين
* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />
* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)
* ''Suhail [al Muhlif]''<ref>''Abriged Nautical Almanach'', 1953. Auj.</ref>
* ''Suhaïl al-Muhlif''<ref name=":2" /> [''sic!'']<ref name=":3" /><ref>Bakich</ref>
* ''Al Suhail al-Muḥlif''<ref name=":1" />
* ''Alsuhail al Mulhif [sic !]''<ref>BdL (1910)</ref>
* ''Al Suhail al Muhlif''<ref name=":5" />


==Mythology==
==Mythology==


==IAU Working Group Star Names==
==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
 
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21. The WGSN chose to apply the name for the star λ Vel in the IAU-CSN although it has historically been used for several stars.
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2016. The WGSN chose to apply the name for the star λ Vel in the IAU-CSN although it has historically been used for several stars.


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


==Reference==
==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]


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Latest revision as of 19:54, 14 October 2025

Suhail 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 44816 (λ Vel, HR 3634) in constellation Vel.

Etymology and History

Kunitzsch and Smart (2006):

Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.

Laffitte (2025): Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:

  • Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for γ Vel
  • Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for λ Vel

The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car (Canopus), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the sweetheart of Al-Jauzā', the female giant represented in the stars of Orion/Gemini (see also star name "Betelgeuse").

Suhail al-Wazn

Introduced at the beginning of the 20th century in various forms, this name comes from Suhayl al-Wazn, “Suhayl of Wazn” found in al-Ṣūfī.[1]

Spelling Variants:[1]

  • Suhayl al-Wazn[2]
  • Al Suhail al-Wazn[3][4]
  • Al Suhail al Wazn for λ Arg=λ Vel[5][6]
  • Alsuhail[7]
  • Suhail[8][9]
  • Soheil AlWezn[10]
  • Sihil ponderosus (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"[11] ... a misreading of the word al-wazn, which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”
  • Al Suhail (wikipedia)

Suhail Muhlifain

a misplacement of the term to another star (γ Vel).[1]

Spelling Variants:

  • Muhlifain[12] محلفين
  • al-Muḥlifayn (accus.) المحلفين
  • Soheil AlMúhliph[10]
  • Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف)
  • Suhail [al Muhlif][13]
  • Suhaïl al-Muhlif[4] [sic!][6][14]
  • Al Suhail al-Muḥlif[3]
  • Alsuhail al Mulhif [sic !][15]
  • Al Suhail al Muhlif[12]

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21. The WGSN chose to apply the name for the star λ Vel in the IAU-CSN although it has historically been used for several stars.

Reference

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roland Laffitte (2025), Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe, Orient des Mots
  2. ↑ al-Ṣūfī
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schjellerup
  5. ↑ BdL (19SEE 10)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hoffleit
  7. ↑ BdL (1908)
  8. ↑ Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971
  9. ↑ Simbad (lam Vel), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hyde
  11. ↑ Tabl. alphons.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Rumrill
  13. ↑ Abriged Nautical Almanach, 1953. Auj.
  14. ↑ Bakich
  15. ↑ BdL (1910)
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