Enif

Pegasus · Peg · ε Peg · HR 8308 · HIP 107315

Applied in medieval times, evidently from the Arabic word anf, "nose" (Ptolemy had described this star on the horse's "muzzle"). However, sci-A sources do not mention anf for ε Peg, only other terms, hence the ultimate …

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8308

HIP

107315

Bayer ID

ε Peg

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in medieval times, evidently from the Arabic word anf, "nose" (Ptolemy had described this star on the horse's "muzzle"). However, sci-A sources do not mention anf for ε Peg, only other terms, hence the ultimate origin of "Enif" remains uncertain.

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