Suhail (star)

This article is about various stars with this common name. For the star officially named Suhail, see Lambda Velorum. For other uses, see Souhail.

Suhail, from Arabic: 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.

• Lambda Velorum, now officially named Suhail by the IAU Working Group on Star Names, was called in Arabic: السهيل الوزن, romanized: Al Suhail al Wazn, but later shortened to just Suhail.

• Gamma Velorum has the traditional name Al Suhail al Muhlif, also known as Regor.

• Zeta Puppis, in the constellation of Puppis, is traditionally known as Suhail Hadar (سهيل هدار).

• In addition to these, the star Canopus (α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky, is called in Arabic: سهيل, romanized: suhayl or in Turkish: Süheyl.