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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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|the Lucky [star] of |
|the Lucky [star] of Bula<sup>c</sup> |
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|the Lucky [star] of the Cattle |
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|the Lucky [star] of Matar |
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|the Lucky [star] |
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|the Lucky [star] the Limit (?) |
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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 |
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| 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.




