Suhail

Suhail (also spelled Sohail or Suheyl; Arabic: سهيل‎) is an Arabic term meaning easy-going. It is commonly used as a male name and also refers to a number of stars:

  • It is a shortened version of the traditional names of two stars in the constellation Vela:
  • λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn, "The Bright Star of the Weight" ('Suhail' in Celestia)
  • γ Velorum, Al Suhail al Muhlif ('Regor' in Celestia)
  • Suhail Hadar (سهيل هدار), "The Bright Star of the Ground", is another name for Naos in Puppis
  • The term has also sometimes been used in reference to Canopus (α Carinae), the second brightest star in the night sky

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