What does "fomalhaut" mean?

The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.

Fomalhaut

Q: What is a synonym for "fomalhaut"?

Common synonyms include: alpha piscis austrini, bright star, circumstellar disk, debris disk of fomalhaut, fomalhaut b, fomalhaut b planet candidate.

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The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.

Synonyms

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alpha piscis austrini bright star circumstellar disk debris disk of fomalhaut fomalhaut b fomalhaut b planet candidate

Antonyms

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dim star dust-free environment faint star no disk

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"Hubble made one of the first visible-light images of an extrasolar planet circling the nearby, bright star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth."

Etymology

From Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

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