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[edit]

Etymologies[edit]

α Lep[edit]

• Arneb, Elarneb:

＜ (ar) arnab, "hare" ＜ (sci.-ar)^[1] al-Arnab, "the Hare", for the whole constellation.

• Arsh:

＜ (ar) ‘arsh, throne ＜ (ind.-ar)^[2] ‘Arsh al-Jawzā', "the Throne of Jawzā'", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.

β Lep[edit]

• Nihal:

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

See also[edit]

• List of stars in Lepus
• List of star names

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
• Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.