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Upsilon Scorpii (υ Sco υ Scorpii) is a star located in the stinger of the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius the scorpion. It has the traditional name Lesath (alternative spellings Leschath Lesuth) from Arabic las’a = pass (or bite) of a poisonous animal; but this is a miscorrection by Scaliger (a European astronomer who knew Arabic) for earlier Alascha which came from Arabic al laţkha = the foggy patch referring to the nearby open cluster M7.
