Suhail (star)

Suhail, from 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 السهيل الوزن, 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 سهيل or in Süheyl.