Algol

Perseus · Per · β Per · HR 936 · HIP 14576

Applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name ras al-ghul "the Demon's Head" (for Ptolemy's Gorgon-head). "Algol" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th c…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 936

HIP

14576

Bayer ID

β Per

IAU adoption

2016/06/30

Name origin

Applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name ras al-ghul "the Demon's Head" (for Ptolemy's Gorgon-head). "Algol" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th century A.D.

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