Alpheratz

Andromeda · α And · HR 15

HIP677
Visual magnitude2.07
Right ascension (J2000)2.09692°
Declination (J2000)29.0904°
WDS J00084+2905
IAU adoption2016/06/30

Name origin

The specific origin of this name is unclear. It may represent a transfer from β Peg, where alferaz and other variants were applied in medieval times as abbreviations for β Peg's Arabic name mankib al-faras, "the Horse's Shoulder". Or, it may be from an abbreviation of the name alpheraz id est equus, "alpheraz, that is, the Horse", which was applied directly to α And also in medieval times. In any case, Medieval Latin authors confused these two names, their spellings, and their identifications, and the modern application of "Alpheratz" to α And comes down to us from late medieval times.

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