al-Suʿūd ()
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Al-Suʿūd
al-Suʿūd is an Arabian asterism, perhaps a constellation - a group of named stars in Aquarius.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Laffitte (2025) gives a list of ten asterisms:
| native | Romanisation | Translation | Author | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ | the Lucky [star] of Dhabih
(the Sacrificer) |
Farġānī | αβ Cap | |
| al-Šāt | the Brebis | Farġānī | ν Cap | |
| Saᶜd Nāšira | the Lucky [star] of Nashira | Qutayba, A. | γδ Cap | |
| Saᶜd al-Malik | the Lucky [star] of Malik | Farġānī | αοAqr | |
| Saᶜd (al-)Bulaᶜ | the Lucky [star] of Bulac | Farġānī | νμε Aqr | |
| al-Bālic | the Lucky [star] of Bulac | Qutayba | νμε Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd | the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars] | Farġānī | βξ Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya | the Lucky [star] oft he Holes | Farġānī | γζμη Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Mašāyiḥ | the Lucky [star] oft he Old men | Mammātī | γζμη Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Madā | the Lucky [star] of he Limit | Mammātī | γζμη Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’ | the Lucky [star] of he Tent | Miṣrī | γζμη Aqr | |
| Saᶜd al-Humām | the Lucky [star] of Humam | Qutayba, A. | ζξ Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Naᶜam | the Lucky [star] of the Beam | Marrākūšī | ζξ Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Bahā’im | the Lucky [star] of the Cattle | Qutayba | θν Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Bihām | the Lucky [star] of the Cattle | Qutayba, A. | θν Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Nahr | the Lucky [star] of the M. Way | Études, S. | θν Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Nuhā | the Lucky [star] the Limit (?) | Ṣūfī | θν Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Bāriᶜ | the Lucky [star] of Bari | Qutayba, A. | λμ Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Nā’ziᶜ | the Lucky [star] of the Impatient | Qazwīnī | λμ Peg | |
| Saᶜd al-Māniḥ | the Lucky [star] oft he Generous | Ḏ. man. | λμ Peg | |
| Saᶜd Maṭar | the Lucky [star] of Matar | Qutayba, A. | ηο Peg |
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
Many star names from the group have become common in Europe and modern astrophysics. The IAU WGSN adopted the following ones in the IAU-CSN.
