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The name Scheat comes from the Arabic word as-sāʕid, which literally means "the forearm". | The name Scheat comes from the Arabic word as-sāʕid, which literally means "the forearm". | ||
Scheat is the second-brightest star in [[Pegasus]] and the 83rd brightest star in the sky. It's visible to the naked eye in dark skies and is also easily visible in areas with light pollution. | Scheat is the second-brightest star in [[Pegasus]] and the 83rd brightest star in the sky. It's visible to the naked eye in dark skies and is also easily visible in areas with light pollution. | ||
==Markab== | |||
[[Markab]], is a white star on the wing of the Winged Horse. Alpha Pegasi (α Pegasi, abbreviated Alpha Peg, α Peg), formally named Markab, is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism known as the [[Great Square of Pegasus]] | |||
[[Markab]] is one of the four bright stars that form the Great Square of Pegasus, an asterism that takes up much of the eastern portion of Pegasus constellation. The other three stars that mark the vertices of the Great Square are [[Algenib]] (Gamma Pegasi), [[Scheat]] (Beta Pegasi), and [[Alpheratz]] (Alpha Andromedae). The asterism outlines the body of the celestial winged horse and is very useful in finding a number of other stars and deep sky objects.<ref>[https://www.star-facts.com/markab/ Markab]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||