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[[File:Stellarium-LuckyLunarMansions.jpg|thumb|Lucky Stars, Arabian lunar stations (CC BY Khalid al-Ajaji for Stellarium).]]
al-Suʿūd is an Arabian asterism, perhaps a constellation - a group of named stars in [[Aquarius]].
al-Suʿūd is an Arabian asterism, perhaps a constellation - a group of named stars in [[Aquarius]] and adjacent constellations.


==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
[[File:Laffitte2025 lunarStations lucky.png|thumb|Lucky Stars in [[Aquarius]] and [[Capricornus]] (CC BY Laffitte 2025).]]
Laffitte (2025) gives a list of ten asterisms:
There are four Arab Lunar Stations formed by the Lucky Stars:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Lunar Station
!native
!native name
!Romanisation
!Romanisation
!Translation
!Translation
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!Identification
!Identification
|-
|-
|XXII
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ''
|''Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ''
|the Lucky [star] of Dhabih
|the Lucky [star] of  Dhabih
|Mālik

|''α, β Cap''
  (the Sacrificer)
|Farġānī
|''αβ Cap''
|-
|-
|XXIII
|
|
|''al-Šāt''
|''Saᶜd al-Bulaᶜ''
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup>
|the Brebis
|Mālik
|Farġānī
|''ν Cap''
|''ν, μ, ε Aqr''
|-
|-
|XXIV
|
|
|''Saᶜd Nāšira''
|''Saᶜd al-Su<sup>c</sup>ūd''
|the Lucky [star] of Nashira
|the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars]
|Mālik
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''γδ Cap''
|''β, ξ Aqr''
|-
|-
|XXV
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Malik''
|''Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya''
|the Lucky [star] of Malik
|the Lucky [star] of the Burrows or the Tents
|Mālik
|Farġānī
|''αοAqr''
|''γ, ζ, π, η Aqr''
|}
[[File:Laffitte2025 luckyStarsMap+draw.jpg|thumb|Lucky Stars, Arab asterism, map and drawing: CC BY Laffitte (2025).]]
Laffitte (2025) gives a list of 21 asterisms in the area of [[Aquarius]], [[Capricornus]] and [[Pegasus]]:
{| class="wikitable"
!native
!Romanisation
!Translation
!Author
!Identification
|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd (al-)Bulaᶜ''
|''  Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya''
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup>
|the Lucky [star] oft he Holes
|Farġānī
|Farġānī
|''νμε Aqr''
|''γζμη Aqr''
|-
|
|''Saᶜd al-Bahā’im''
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|Qutayba
|''θν Peg''
|-
|-
|
|
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|-
|-
|
|
| ''  Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd''
|''Saᶜd al-Bāriᶜ''
|the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars]
|the Lucky [star] of Bari
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Farġānī
|''βξ Aqr''
|''λμ Peg''
|-
|-
|
|
| ''  Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya''
|''Saᶜd al-Bihām''
|the Lucky [star] oft he Holes
|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''θν Peg''
|-
|
|''Saᶜd (al-)Bulaᶜ''
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup>
|Farġānī
|Farġānī
|''γζμη Aqr''
|''νμε Aqr''
|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ''
|
|the Lucky [star] of Dhabih (the Sacrificer)
|
|Farġānī
|
|''αβ Cap''
|
|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Mašāyiḥ''
|''Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’''
|the Lucky [star] oft he Old men
|the Lucky [star] of he Tent
|Miṣrī
|Mammātī
|''γζμη Aqr''
|''γζμη Aqr''
|-
|
|''Saᶜd al-Humām''
|the Lucky [star] of Humam
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ζξ Peg''
|-
|-
|
|
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|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’''
|''Saᶜd al-Malik''
|the Lucky [star] of he Tent
|the Lucky [star] of Malik
|Farġānī
|Miṣrī
|''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''
|''γζμη Aqr''
|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Humām''
|''Saᶜd Maṭar''
|the Lucky [star] of Humam
|the Lucky [star] of Matar
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ζξ Peg''
|''ηο Peg''
|-
|-
|
|
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|Marrākūšī
|Marrākūšī
|''ζξ Peg''
|''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''
|-
|-
|
|
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|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd al-Nuhā''
|''Saᶜd Nāšira''
|the Lucky [star] the Limit (?)
|the Lucky [star] of Nashira
|Ṣūfī
|''θν Peg''
|-
|
|''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''
|-
|-
|
|
|''Saᶜd Maṭar''
|''al-Šāt''
|the Brebis
|the Lucky [star] of Matar
|Farġānī
|Qutayba, ''A.''
|''ηο Peg''
|''ν Cap''
|-
|
| ''  Saᶜd al-Suᶜūd''
|the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars]
|Farġānī
|''βξ Aqr''
|}
|}
Laffitte (2025)<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref> also mentions other star names in this band of lunar stations XXII- XXV <blockquote>Ibn Qutayba mentions in the southern band of Station XXV stars named ''al-Sullam'', "the Steps of the Staircase", specifically under Station XXV. It is sometimes spelled ''al-ᶜĀna'', "the Herd of Wild Donkeys", which can be identified with the group ''ι PsA γλμ1-2δ1-2β Gru''. It seems reasonable to locate them in the southern figures. It was considered useful to transfer it to the Southern Figures.</blockquote>He also mentions the constellation ''al-Ḫāṭib'' in [[Pegasus]] and ''al-Muḥibbān'' in [[Capricornus]] as alternative names for some of the Lucky Stars.


==Mythology==
==Mythology==


==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
==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.
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:

* [[Sadachbia]],
* [[Sadalbari]]
* [[Sadalmelik]],
* [[Sadalsuud]]





Latest revision as of 11:18, 9 November 2025

Lucky Stars, Arabian lunar stations (CC BY Khalid al-Ajaji for Stellarium).

al-Suʿūd is an Arabian asterism, perhaps a constellation - a group of named stars in Aquarius and adjacent constellations.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Lucky Stars in Aquarius and Capricornus (CC BY Laffitte 2025).

There are four Arab Lunar Stations formed by the Lucky Stars:

Lunar Station native name Romanisation Translation Author Identification
XXII Saᶜd al-Ḏābiḥ the Lucky [star] of  Dhabih Mālik α, β Cap
XXIII Saᶜd al-Bulaᶜ the Lucky [star] of Bulac Mālik ν, μ, ε Aqr
XXIV Saᶜd al-Sucūd the Luckiest of the Lucky [stars] Mālik β, ξ Aqr
XXV Saᶜd al-Aḫbiyya the Lucky [star] of the Burrows or the Tents Mālik γ, ζ, π, η Aqr
Lucky Stars, Arab asterism, map and drawing: CC BY Laffitte (2025).

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

Laffitte (2025)[1] also mentions other star names in this band of lunar stations XXII- XXV

Ibn Qutayba mentions in the southern band of Station XXV stars named al-Sullam, "the Steps of the Staircase", specifically under Station XXV. It is sometimes spelled al-ᶜĀna, "the Herd of Wild Donkeys", which can be identified with the group ι PsA γλμ1-2δ1-2β Gru. It seems reasonable to locate them in the southern figures. It was considered useful to transfer it to the Southern Figures.

He also mentions the constellation al-Ḫāṭib in Pegasus and al-Muḥibbān in Capricornus as alternative names for some of the Lucky Stars.

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:


Weblinks

Reference

  1. ↑ Roland Laffitte (2025), Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe, Orient des Mots
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