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[[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> | [[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> | ||
==Alpheratz== | |||
[[File:Alpheratz.gif|thumb|α Andromedae <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpheratz#/media/File:Alpheratz.gif]</ref>]] | |||
[[Alpheratz]] or [[Alpha Andromedae]] (α Andromedae, abbreviated Alpha And or α And), is a bright star 97 light-years from the Sun and is the brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda when Beta Andromedae undergoes its periodical dimming. Immediately northeast of the constellation of [[Pegasus]], it is the upper left star of the [[Great Square of Pegasus]].<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpheratz Apheratz]</ref> | |||
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