Suhail, from ar, سهيل, is the common name of a number of stars typically seen near the southern horizon.
It is part of the traditional names of three stars in the constellation Argo Navis.
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Lambda Velorum
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Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, this is the third-brightest star in the constellat ...
, now officially named Suhail by the
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) established a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) in May 2016 to catalog and standardize proper names for stars for the international astronomical community. It operates under Division C – Education ...
, was called in ar, السهيل الوزن , Al Suhail al Wazn, but later shortened to just ''Suhail''.
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Gamma Velorum
Gamma Velorum is a quadruple star system in the constellation Vela. This name is the Bayer designation for the star, which is Latinised from γ Velorum and abbreviated γ Vel. At a combined magnitude of +1.7, it is one of t ...
has the traditional name Al Suhail al Muhlif, also known as Regor.
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Zeta Puppis
Zeta Puppis (ζ Puppis, abbreviated Zeta Pup, ζ Pup), formally named Naos , is a star in the constellation of Puppis.
The spectral class of O4 means this is one of the hottest, and most luminous, stars visible to ...
, in the constellation of Puppis, is traditionally known as Suhail Hadar ().
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Canopus
Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky. It is also designated α Carinae, which is Latinised to Alpha Carinae. With a visual apparent magnitude of ...
(α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky, is called in ar, سهيل, suhayl or in tr, Süheyl.
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Argo Navis
Carina (constellation)
Puppis
Vela (constellation)