the 17th star (excluding the Sun) in order of apparent brightness. It is used in navigation because of its conspicuous place in a sky region ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/43
(Alpha Piscis Austrini) Artists's impression of the Fomalhaut system. Art by David A. Hardy, courtesy Royal Observatory, Edinburgh The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinis; its name (pronounced 'fo-ma-low') comes from the Arabic 'Fum Al Hut' meaning 'th... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/F/Fomalhaut.html
Fo'mal·haut` noun [ Arabic , prop., mouth of the large fish: confer French Fomalhaut .] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis , or Southern Fish. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/54
Brightest star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus and the 18th-brightest star in the night sky. It is 25 light years from the Sun, with a true luminosity 13 times that of the Sun. Fomalhaut is one of a number of stars around which IRAS (the Infra-Red Astronomy Satellite) detected excess infrared radiation. This comes from a regi... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221