Alpheratz

English Alpha Andromedae Alternative forms en Alpherat Etymology en ar س ر ر ف ر س From en ar سُرَّةُ الْفَرَس the horse's navel (referring to Pegasus), from ar سُرَّة navel فَرَس horse, steed 1. Not related to en alpha. Pronunciation en /ælˈfɪəræts/ ăl-fĕ-rătsʹ Proper noun en star A spectroscopic binary, visible as a second-magnitude blue-white star marking the head of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus), one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus. en 1821 Thomas Kerigan The Young Navigator's Guide to the Sidereal and Planetary Parts of Nautical Astronomy: Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of the Compass by the Fixed Stars and Planets. 67 https://books.google.com/books?id=zFsUAAAAQAAJ&dq=Alpheratz&pg=PA67 London Baldwin, Cradock & Joy In the head of Andromeda, there is a star of the second magnitude called Alpheratz and is one of those which form the square of Pegasus. Alpheratz is on an imaginary line drawn from the north-easternmost star in the square of the Great Bear, through the north polar star, and distant from the latter about 61 degrees. en 1899 Richard Hinckley Allen Star-Names and Their Meanings 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=5xQuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=Alpheratz G. E. Stechert New York [Alpheratz, Alpherat, and Sirrah are from the Arabians' Al Surrat al Faras, the Horse's Navel, as this star formerly was associated with Pegasus, whence it was transferred to the Woman's hair; and some one has strangely called it Umbilicus Andromedae. But in all late Arabian astronomy taken from Ptolemy it was described as Al Rās al Mar'ah al Musalsalah, the Head of the Woman in Chains.] Synonyms mul α alpha mul Andromedae primary designation, α mul And abbreviated form, en Alpha Andromedae Latinized form mul δ delta mul Pegasi historical designation, δ mul Peg abbreviated form, en Delta Pegasi Latinized form en Sirrah Holonyms en Andromeda References 1 June 2018 Naming Stars List of IAU-approved Star Names International Astronomical Union https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/. Italian it: Etymology From it ar سُرَّة اَلْفَرَس the horse's navel (referring to Pegasus), from ar سُرَّة navel + ar فَرَس horse, steed. Proper noun f it star en Alpheratz the brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda