Mirach
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Mirach (Merach on Burritt's Atlas of the Geography of the Heavens) is the proper name given for Beta Andromedae. Formerly it was spelt with Mirac, and Mizar are from super mizar, on the belt (of the Chained Lady), in Latin translated edition of Almagest. Mirac and various form (Mirar, Mirath, Mirax, and so on) are miscpied of mizar (from the Arabic mi'zar, belt) on the medieval manuscript of Almagest.
They are not from the Arbic marãqq, loins, because it was never called al-Marãqq in Arabian astronomy. Arabian astronomer called it as Janb al-Musalsalah, the Side of the Chained (Lady).
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[edit] Arabian astronomy
Arabian astronomer was also called Beta Andromedae as the 26th manzil, the lunar mansion Batn al-Hũt, the Belly of the Fish or Qalb al-Hũt, the Heart of the Fish. This al-Hũt was indigeneous Arabic constellation, not western "Northern Fish" part of the constellation Pisces.
Al Rishã', the Cord (of the well-bucket), on al-Sũfĩ's star map. It is origin of the proper name Alrescha for Alpha Piscium.
[edit] Latin
Beta Andromedae was sometimes called Umbilicus Andromedae. Later, it was mistransfered from this star to Alpha Andromedae by Lalande.
Cingulum and Ventrale are translated from the Arabic mi'zar.
[edit] References
- Allen, R. H., (1899) Star Names and Their Meanings
- Kunitzsch, P., (1959) Arabische Sternnamen in Europa
- Kunitzsch. P., (ed.) (1990) Der Sternkatalog des Almagest, Band II
- Hyde, T., (trans.) (1665) Tabulae Long. ac Lat. Stellarum Fixarum, ex Observatione Ulugh Beighi
