Astronomy:List of star names in Pisces

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

List

star	proper name	derivation
α Psc	Alrescha	Arabic
	Okda	Arabic
	Kaitain	Arabic
β Psc	Fum al Samakah	Arabic
η Psc	Alpherg	Arabic
ο Psc	Torcularis Septentrionalis	Latin

Etymologies

α Psc

• Alrescha (Al Rescha, Al Richa, Alrischa, Al Rischa, Alrisha, El Rischa):

＜ (ar) al-rishā’ , "the cord" ＜ (ind.-ar) al-Rishā’, "the Rope (of the well-Bucket)", for β And. Later, wrongly transferred to this star.

• Okda:

＜ (ar) ‘uqdah, "knot" ＜ (sci.-ar) ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, "the knot of the cord", for this star.

• Kaitain:

＜ (ar) khayṭayn, "cord" ＜ (sci.-ar) ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, for this star.

β Psc

• Fum al Samakah:

＜ (sci.-ar) fam al-Samakah, "the mouth of the Fish", for this star.

η Psc

• Alpherg:

＜ (ar) al-farg, "the beak-shaped spout (of the well-Bucket)", ＜ (ind.-ar) al-farg al-Muqaddam, "the Fore Spout", for β and α Peg as 24th Arabic lunar mansion, or al-farg al-Mu'akhkhar, "the Rear Spout", for α And and γ Peg as 25th Aerabic lunar mansion, later erroneously transferred to this star.

• Kullat Nūnu:

The star had an obscure Babylonian name Kullat Nūnu−the latter being the Babylonian word for fish and the former "Kullat" referring to either a bucket or the cord that ties the fish together.

ο Psc

• Torcularis Septentrionalis:

＜ (la) torcularis septentrionalis, "northern press".

See also

• List of stars in Pisces
• List of star names

References

• Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York City , 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, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.