This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Pisces. (Used modern western astronomy and uranography only).
| 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 |
＜ (ar) al-rishā’ , "the cord" ＜ (ind.-ar)[1] al-Rishā’, "the Rope (of the well-Bucket)", for β And. Later, wrongly transferred to this star.
＜ (ar) ‘uqdah, "knot" ＜ (sci.-ar)[2] ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, "the knot of the cord", for this star.
＜ (ar) khayṭayn, "cord" ＜ (sci.-ar) ‘aqd al-khayṭayn, for this star.
＜ (sci.-ar) fam al-Samakah, "the mouth of the Fish", for this star.
＜ (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.
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.
＜ (la) torcularis septentrionalis, "northern press".
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