Suhail (star)

Suhail, from , is the common name of a number of stars typically seen near the southern horizon.

It is part of the traditional names of several stars in the constellation Argo Navis.

• Lambda Velorum, now officially named Suhail by the IAU Working Group on Star Names, was called in , but later shortened to just Suhail.
• Gamma Velorum (also known as Regor) has the traditional name Al Suhail al Muhlif ().
• Zeta Puppis (also known as Naos) has the traditional name Suhail Hadar ().
• In addition to these, the star Canopus (α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky, is called in or in .

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