Suhail
Suhail 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 HIP44816 (λ Vel, HR 3634) in constellation Vel.
Etymology and History
Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions.
Adams, al-Ajaji, Determann, Laffitte
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Kunitzsch and Smart
Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21. The WGSN chose to apply the name for the star λ Vel in the IAU-CSN although it has historically been used for several stars.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
