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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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Revision as of 14:04, 27 March 2026
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Roland Laffitte
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
Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-arnab "the Hare", for Lepus.[1]
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.[2]
see also Nihal (النِّهال) for β Lep.
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. Kitāb al-kawākib. Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021
