Constellation Andromeda
Index of Names
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Constellation Andromeda
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Andromeda is a large constellation in the northern hemisphere. It is named
after the daughter of Queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, but has been known as a constellation even before that.
 It is one of the 48 original Ptolemaic Constellations. The brightest star in the constellation is Alpheratz (α And).
Below is a listing of all objects within the boundaries of the constellation as identified in this study.
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Andromeda - Traditional Star names and their equivalents in different cultures |
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| Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
| Andromeda | |||||
| Andromeda | Constellation | And | Andromeda | IAU | Greek; Ptolemy |
| Alpha Andromedae | |||||
| Alpheratz | Star | α And Aa | From surrat al-faras - the navel of the mare | IAU | Arabic |
| surrat al-faras | Star | α And | The navel of the mare | Local | Arabic |
| rās al-mar'a al-musalsala | Star | α And | The head of the woman in chains | Local | Arabic |
| Takurua-e-te-tuki-hanga-ruki | Star | α And | Star of the wearisome toil | Local | Tuamotu |
| Beta Andromedae | |||||
| Mirach | Star | β And | From mizar - girdle | IAU | Arabic; Alphonsine Tables |
| batn al-ḥūt | Star | β And | Belly of the Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| janb al-musalsalah | Star | β And | The Side of the Chained Lady | Local | Arabic |
| qalb al-hūt | Star | β And | The Heart of the Fish | Local | Arabic |
| KA.MUSH.I.KU.E | Star | β And | The Deleter (either β And or α Cas) | Local | Babylonian |
| Piringa-o-Tautu | Star | β And | The star of a (certain) season of its existence. | Local | Tuamotu |
| Gamma Andromedae | |||||
| Almach | Star | γ And A | From al-ʿanāq al-ʾarḍ - caracal; desert lynx | IAU | Arabic |
| al-ʿanāq | Star | γ And | Desert lynx | Local | Arabic |
| rijl al musalsalah | Star | γ And | The Foot of The Chained Woman | Local | Arabic |
| al khamis al na'amah | Star | γ And | The fifth ostrich | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| Delta Andromedae | |||||
| Sadiradra | Star | δ And | From sadar aleadhra - the virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| sadar aleadhra | Star | δ And | The virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| Zeta Andromedae | |||||
| Tiānshǐmù | Star | ζ And | The Celestial pig's eye | Local | China |
| Iota Andromedae | |||||
| Keff al-Salsalat | Star | ι And | From kaf al-musalsala - palm of chained woman | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| Xi Andromedae | |||||
| Adhil | Star | ξ And | From aḏ-ḏayl - the train, the tail | IAU | Arabic |
| 51 Andromedae | |||||
| Nembus | Star | 51 And | Used by Bayer; Bode | IAU | Bayer, Bode |
| NGC 224 | |||||
| Andromeda Galaxy | Galaxy | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy | IAU | Marius |
| HARRIRU | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The Rainbow (uncertain) | Local | Babylonian |
| al-laṭkhāal-saḥābiya | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous smear or smudge | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
| al-ishtibākal-saḥābi | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous mass | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
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Andromeda - Mesopotamian Names of Stars and Objects |
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| Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
| Apin | Constellation | - | The Plow | Local | Babylonian |
| I-Iku | Constellation | - | The Field | Local | Babylonian |
| Anunitum | Constellation | - | The Great Fish | Local | Babylonian |
| Lu-Lim | Constellation | - | Messenger of the Stars | Local | Babylonian |
| KA.MUSH.I.KU.E | Star | β And | The Deleter (either β And or α Cas) | Local | Babylonian |
| HARRIRU | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The Rainbow; Andromeda Galaxy (uncertain) | Local | Babylonian |
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Andromeda - Arabic Names of Stars and Objects |
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| Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
| as-samakatan | Constellation | - | Two Fishes | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| al-ḥūt | Asterism | - | Great Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| as-samaka al-‘azima | Asterism | - | Great Fish | Alternate | Arabian Peninsula |
| as-samaka as-sughra | Asterism | - | Smaller Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| baṭn al-ḥūt | Lunar Mansion | - | The Heart of the Fish | Local | Arabic |
| al-ishtibākal-saḥābi | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous mass; Andromeda Galaxy | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
| al-laṭkhāal-saḥābiya | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous smear or smudge; Andromeda Galaxy | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
| Alpheratz | Star | α And Aa | From surrat al-faras - the navel of the mare | IAU | Arabic |
| rās al-mar'a al-musalsala | Star | α And | The head of the woman in chains | Local | Arabic |
| surrat al-faras | Star | α And | The navel of the mare | Local | Arabic |
| Mirach | Star | β And | From mizar - girdle | IAU | Arabic; Alphonsine Tables |
| batn al-ḥūt | Star | β And | Belly of the Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| janb al-musalsalah | Star | β And | The Side of the Chained Lady | Local | Arabic |
| qalb al-hūt | Star | β And | The Heart of the Fish | Local | Arabic |
| Almach | Star | γ And A | From al-ʿanāq al-ʾarḍ - caracal; desert lynx | IAU | Arabic |
| al khamis al na'amah | Star | γ And | The fifth ostrich | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| al-ʿanāq | Star | γ And | Desert lynx | Local | Arabic |
| rijl al musalsalah | Star | γ And | The Foot of The Chained Woman | Local | Arabic |
| sadar aleadhra | Star | δ And | The virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| Sadiradra | Star | δ And | From sadar aleadhra - the virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| Keff al-Salsalat | Star | ι And | From kaf al-musalsala - palm of chained woman | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| Adhil | Star | ξ And | From aḏ-ḏayl - the train, the tail | IAU | Arabic |
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Andromeda - Chinese Names of Stars and Objects |
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| Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
| Wēi | Lunar Mansion | - | Rooftop | Local | China |
| Chēfǔ | Asterism | - | Big Yard for Chariots | Local | China |
| Shì | Lunar Mansion | - | Encampment | Local | China |
| Téngshé | Asterism | - | Flying Serpent | Local | China |
| Bì | Lunar Mansion | - | Wall | Local | China |
| Bì | Asterism | - | Wall | Local | China |
| Tiānjiù | Asterism | - | Celestial Stable | Local | China |
| Kuí | Lunar Mansion | - | Legs; Wild Boar | Local | China |
| Kuí | Asterism | - | Legs; Wild Boar | Local | China |
| Tiānshǐmù | Star | ζ And | The Celestial pig's eye | Local | China |
| Jūnnánmén | Asterism | - | Southern Military Gate | Local | China |
| Lóu | Lunar Mansion | - | Bond | Local | China |
| Tiāndà jiāngjūn | Asterism | - | Heaven's Great General | Local | China |
| Wèi | Lunar Mansion | - | Stomach | Local | China |
| Dàlíng | Asterism | - | Mausoleum | Local | China |
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Andromeda - All Names in alphabetical Order |
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| Name | Type | Designation | Meaning | Status | Origin |
| Abol | Exoplanet | HD 16175 b | Part of Ethiopian traditional coffee ceremony | IAU | ExoW 2019, Ethiopia |
| Adhil | Star | ξ And | From aḏ-ḏayl - the train, the tail | IAU | Arabic |
| al khamis al na'amah | Star | γ And | The fifth ostrich | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| al-ʿanāq | Star | γ And | Desert lynx | Local | Arabic |
| al-ḥūt | Asterism | - | Great Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| al-ishtibākal-saḥābi | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous mass; Andromeda Galaxy | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
| al-laṭkhāal-saḥābiya | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The nebulous smear or smudge; Andromeda Galaxy | Local | Arabic; al-Sufi |
| Almach | Star | γ And A | From al-ʿanāq al-ʾarḍ - caracal; desert lynx | IAU | Arabic |
| Alpheratz | Star | α And Aa | From surrat al-faras - the navel of the mare | IAU | Arabic |
| Andromeda | Constellation | And | Andromeda | IAU | Greek; Ptolemy |
| Andromeda Galaxy | Galaxy | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy | IAU | Marius |
| Anunitum | Constellation | - | The Great Fish | Local | Babylonian |
| Apin | Constellation | - | The Plow | Local | Babylonian |
| as-samaka al-‘azima | Asterism | - | Great Fish | Alternate | Arabian Peninsula |
| as-samaka as-sughra | Asterism | - | Smaller Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| as-samakatan | Constellation | - | Two Fishes | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| batn al-ḥūt | Star | β And | Belly of the Fish | Local | Arabian Peninsula |
| baṭn al-ḥūt | Lunar Mansion | - | The Heart of the Fish | Local | Arabic |
| Bì | Lunar Mansion | - | Wall | Local | China |
| Bì | Asterism | - | Wall | Local | China |
| Buna | Star | HD 16175 | Common Ethiopian word for coffee. | IAU | ExoW 2019, Ethiopia |
| Chēfǔ | Asterism | - | Big Yard for Chariots | Local | China |
| Dàlíng | Asterism | - | Mausoleum | Local | China |
| Friedrichs Ehre | Constellation | - | Frederick's Honor | Obsolete | Bode |
| Holy Sepulchre | Constellation | And | Holy Sepulchre | English | Schiller |
| Gloria Frederici | Constellation | - | Frederick's Glory | Obsolete | Bode |
| HARRIRU | Galaxy | NGC 224 | The Rainbow; Andromeda Galaxy (uncertain) | Local | Babylonian |
| Honores Friderici | Constellation | - | Frederick's Honor | Obsolete | Bode |
| I-Iku | Constellation | - | The Field | Local | Babylonian |
| janb al-musalsalah | Star | β And | The Side of the Chained Lady | Local | Arabic |
| Jūnnánmén | Asterism | - | Southern Military Gate | Local | China |
| KA.MUSH.I.KU.E | Star | β And | The Deleter (either β And or α Cas) | Local | Babylonian |
| Ke | Constellation | - | Porpoise | Local | Marshall Islands |
| Keff al-Salsalat | Star | ι And | From kaf al-musalsala - palm of chained woman | Local | Arabic; al-Muwaqqit |
| Kokominakasis | Constellation | - | Grandmother Spider | Local | Cree |
| Kuí | Lunar Mansion | - | Legs; Wild Boar | Local | China |
| Kuí | Asterism | - | Legs; Wild Boar | Local | China |
| Lóu | Lunar Mansion | - | Bond | Local | China |
| Lu-Lim | Constellation | - | Messenger of the Stars | Local | Babylonian |
| Majriti | Exoplanet | υ And d | 11th century Andalusian Arab astronomer | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Mirach | Star | β And | From mizar - girdle | IAU | Arabic; Alphonsine Tables |
| Nachtwacht | Exoplanet | HAT-P-6b | Painting by Rembrandt. | IAU | ExoW 2019, Netherlands |
| Nembus | Star | 51 And | Used by Bayer; Bode | IAU | Bayer, Bode |
| Piringa-o-Tautu | Star | β And | The star of a (certain) season of its existence. | Local | Tuamotu |
| qalb al-hūt | Star | β And | The Heart of the Fish | Local | Arabic |
| rās al-mar'a al-musalsala | Star | α And | The head of the woman in chains | Local | Arabic |
| rijl al musalsalah | Star | γ And | The Foot of The Chained Woman | Local | Arabic |
| sadar aleadhra | Star | δ And | The virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| Sadiradra | Star | δ And | From sadar aleadhra - the virgin's breast | Local | Arabic |
| Saffar | Exoplanet | υ Andr b | 11th century Andalusian Arab astronomer | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Samh | Exoplanet | υ And c | 11th century Andalusian Arab astronomer | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae | Constellation | - | Scepter and Hand of Justice | Obsolete | Royer |
| Sceptrum Imperiale | Constellation | - | Imperial Scepter | Obsolete | Royer |
| Scettro | Constellation | - | Scepter | Obsolete | Royer |
| Sepulchri XPI Triumphatoris | Constellation | And | Holy Sepulchre | Obsolete | Schiller |
| Shì | Lunar Mansion | - | Encampment | Local | China |
| Stellio | Constellation | - | Spider | Obsolete | Royer |
| Spe | Exoplanet | 14 And A b | Latin for where there is hope | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Sterrennacht | Star | HAT-P-6 | Painting by Vincent van Gogh. | IAU | ExoW 2019, Netherlands |
| surrat al-faras | Star | α And | The navel of the mare | Local | Arabic |
| Takurua-e-te-tuki-hanga-ruki | Star | α And | Star of the wearisome toil | Local | Tuamotu |
| Téngshé | Asterism | - | Flying Serpent | Local | China |
| Tiāndà jiāngjūn | Asterism | - | Heaven's Great General | Local | China |
| Tiānjiù | Asterism | - | Celestial Stable | Local | China |
| Tiānshǐmù | Star | ζ And | The Celestial pig's eye | Local | China |
| Tiníléí | Constellation | - | The Gila Monster | Local | Navajo |
| Titawin | Star | υ And A | World Heritage Site in northern Morocco | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Uttara Bhādrapadā | Lunar Mansion | - | The second of the blessed feet | Local | India |
| Veritate | Star | 14 And A | Latin for 'where there is truth' | IAU | ExoW 2015 |
| Wèi | Lunar Mansion | - | Stomach | Local | China |
| Wēi | Lunar Mansion | - | Rooftop | Local | China |
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