Alpheratz

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Alpheratz (from the Arabic al-faras "the mare") is a constellation in Arabic astronomy. It is formed by four bright stars, which today belong to the constellation Pegasus except for α And .

The names of the stars are:

Alpheratz ( α Andromedae , "mare's navel")
Enif alpheratz ( ε Pegasi , "mare's nose")
Markab alpheratz ( α Pegasi , "shoulder of the mare")
Scheat alpheratz ( β Pegasi , "shin of the mare")

literature

Paul Kunitzsch: Arabic Star Names in Europe. Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1959 (also dissertation, FU Berlin).