Scheat

Pegasus · Peg · β Peg · HR 8775 · HIP 113881

From the Arabic word al-saq, "the shin," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing δ Aqr. Wrongly transferred as a star name to τ Peg in late medieval times.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8775

HIP

113881

Bayer ID

β Peg

IAU adoption

2016/06/30

Name origin

From the Arabic word al-saq, "the shin," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing δ Aqr. Wrongly transferred as a star name to τ Peg in late medieval times.