Fomalhaut
pronunciation
How to pronounce Fomalhaut in British English:
UK [ˈfəuməlˌhɔ:t]
How to pronounce Fomalhaut in American English:
US [ˈfoməlˌhɔt]
Word Origin
- Fomalhaut
- bright star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 1594, from Arabic Fum al Hut "the Fish's Mouth," which describes its position in the imaginary star-picture.
Example
- 1. Notice that there are no other bright stars near fomalhaut .
- 2. Normally this sea world is a dim and mysterious place , with only one bright star , fomalhaut .
- 3. But is fomalhaut truly the loneliest star ?
- 4. Fomalhaut , however , is not actually the most isolated bright star , at least not anymore .
- 5. Fomalhaut , which is 25 light-years from earth , made headlines in 2008 as one of the first stars to observed to have a planet that was directly imaged with telescopes .