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==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
Laffitte (2025) gives a list of ten asterisms:
Laffitte (2025) gives a list of 21 asterisms in the area of [[Aquarius]], [[Capricornus]] and [[Pegasus]]:
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|''Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ''
|''  Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya''
|the Lucky [star] of Dhabih
|the Lucky [star] oft he Holes

  (the Sacrificer)
|Farġānī
|Farġānī
|''αβ Cap''
|''γζμη Aqr''
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|''al-Šāt''
|''Saᶜd al-Bahā’im''
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|the Brebis
|Qutayba
|Farġānī
|''ν Cap''
|''θν Peg''
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|''al-Bāli<sup>c</sup>''
|''Saᶜd Nāšira''
|the Lucky [star] of Nashira
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup>
|Qutayba
|''νμε Aqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Bāriᶜ''
|the Lucky [star] of Bari
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''γδ Cap''
|''λμ Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Malik''
|''Saᶜd al-Bihām''
|the Lucky [star] of Malik
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Farġānī
|''αοAqr''
|''θν Peg''
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|''al-Bāli<sup>c</sup>''
|''Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ''
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup>
|the Lucky [star] of Dhabih (the Sacrificer)
|Qutayba
|''νμε Aqr''
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| ''  Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd''
|the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars]
|Farġānī
|Farġānī
|''βξ Aqr''
|''αβ Cap''
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| ''  Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya''
|''Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’''
|the Lucky [star] oft he Holes
|the Lucky [star] of he Tent
|Miṣrī
|Farġānī
|''γζμη Aqr''
|''γζμη Aqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Humām''
|the Lucky [star] of Humam
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ζξ Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Madā''
|the Lucky [star] of he Limit
|Mammātī
|''γζμη Aqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Malik''
|the Lucky [star] of Malik
|Farġānī
|''αοAqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Māniḥ''
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|the Lucky [star] oft he Generous
|''Ḏ. man''.
|''λμ Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Madā''
|''Saᶜd Maṭar''
|the Lucky [star] of he Limit
|the Lucky [star] of Matar
|Mammātī
|''γζμη Aqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’''
|the Lucky [star] of he Tent
|Miṣrī
|''γζμη Aqr''
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|''Saᶜd al-Humām''
|the Lucky [star] of Humam
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ζξ Peg''
|''ηο Peg''
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|Marrākūšī
|Marrākūšī
|''ζξ Peg''
|''ζξ Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Bahā’im''
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|Qutayba
|''θν Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Bihām''
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''θν Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Nuhā''
|''Saᶜd Nāšira''
|the Lucky [star] the Limit (?)
|the Lucky [star] of Nashira
|Ṣūfī
|''θν Peg''
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|''Saᶜd al-Bāriᶜ''
|the Lucky [star] of Bari
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''λμ Peg''
|''γδ Cap''
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|''Saᶜd al-Māniḥ''
|''Saᶜd al-Nuhā''
|the Lucky [star] oft he Generous
|the Lucky [star] the Limit (?)
|Ṣūfī
|''Ḏ. man''.
|''λμ Peg''
|''θν Peg''
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|''Saᶜd Maṭar''
|''al-Šāt''
|the Brebis
|the Lucky [star] of Matar
|Farġānī
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ηο Peg''
|''ν Cap''
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| ''  Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd''
|the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars]
|Farġānī
|''βξ Aqr''
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Revision as of 10:37, 9 November 2025

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 21 asterisms in the area of Aquarius, Capricornus and Pegasus:

native Romanisation Translation Author Identification
  Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya the Lucky [star] oft he Holes Farġānī γζμη Aqr
Saᶜd al-Bahā’im the Lucky [star] of the Cattle Qutayba θν Peg
al-Bālic the Lucky [star] of Bulac Qutayba νμε Aqr
Saᶜd al-Bāriᶜ the Lucky [star] of Bari Qutayba, A. λμ Peg
Saᶜd al-Bihām the Lucky [star] of the Cattle Qutayba, A. θν Peg
Saᶜd (al-)Bulaᶜ the Lucky [star] of Bulac Farġānī νμε Aqr
Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ the Lucky [star] of Dhabih (the Sacrificer) Farġānī αβ Cap
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-Madā the Lucky [star] of he Limit Mammātī γζμη Aqr
Saᶜd al-Malik the Lucky [star] of Malik Farġānī αοAqr
Saᶜd al-Māniḥ the Lucky [star] oft he Generous Ḏ. man. λμ Peg
Saᶜd al-Mašāyiḥ the Lucky [star] oft he Old men Mammātī γζμη Aqr
Saᶜd Maṭar the Lucky [star] of Matar Qutayba, A. ηο Peg
Saᶜd al-Naᶜam the Lucky [star] of the Beam Marrākūšī ζξ Peg
Saᶜd al-Nahr the Lucky [star] of the M. Way Études, S. θν Peg
Saᶜd Nāšira the Lucky [star] of Nashira Qutayba, A. γδ Cap
Saᶜd al-Nā’ziᶜ the Lucky [star] of the Impatient Qazwīnī λμ Peg
Saᶜd al-Nuhā the Lucky [star] the Limit (?) Ṣūfī θν Peg
al-Šāt the Brebis Farġānī ν Cap
  Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars] Farġānī βξ Aqr

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.


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