Tafsir Ibn Abbas: At-Taariq, Ayah 3
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the piercing star -
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The piercing the brilliant because of its piercing the darkness with its light star! meaning the constellation Pleiades; or it refers to all stars the response to the oath follows
Ibn Abbas Commentary
Allah then explained by saying: (The piercing Star!) the bright, piercing star; this refers to the planet Saturn which shines at night and disappears during the day.