This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Pisces, as used in modern western astronomy and uranography.
List star proper name derivation α Psc Alrescha Arabic Okda Arabic Kaitain Arabic β Psc Fumalsamakah Arabic ζ Psc Revati Indian η Psc Alpherg Arabic ο Psc Torcular Greek
Etymologies
α Psc Alrescha (Al Rescha, Al Richa, Alrischa, Al Rischa, Alrisha, El Rischa): ＜ (ar) al-rishā’ , "the cord" ＜ (ind.-ar)See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4. al-Rishā’, "the Rope (of the well-Bucket)", for β And. Later, wrongly transferred to this star. Okda: ＜ (ar) ‘uqdah, "knot" ＜ (scientific Arabic)See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4. ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, "the knot of the cord", for this star. Kaitain: ＜ (ar) khayṭayn, "cord" ＜ (scientific Arabic) ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, for this star.
β Psc Fumalsamakah: ＜ (scientific Arabic) 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)", ＜ (indigenous Arabic) 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 Torcular : ＜ (la) torcularis septentrionalis, "northern press".
See also List of stars in Pisces List of star names
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