Suhail (star) explained

Suhail, from ar|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 ar|السهيل الوزن |Al Suhail al Wazn, 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 (Arabic: سهيل هدار).
• In addition to these, the star Canopus (α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky, is called in ar|سهيل|suhayl or in tr|Süheyl.