List of star names in Lepus

This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Lepus. (Used in modern Western astronomy and uranography only).

List

Etymologies

α Lep

• Arneb, Elarneb:

＜ (ar) arnab, "hare" ＜ (scientific Arabic) al-Arnab, "the Hare", for the whole constellation.

• Arsh:

＜ (ar) ‘arsh, throne ＜ (indigenous Arabic) ‘Arsh al-Jawzā', "the Throne of Jawzā'", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.

β Lep

• Nihal:

＜ (ar) nihāl, "quenching their thirst" ＜ (indigenous Arabic) al-Nihāl, "(the Camels ) Beginning to Quench Their Thirst", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.

See also

• List of stars in Lepus
• List of star names

Notes

References