List of star names in Pisces
Introduction 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
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