Alpheratz

"In the northern hemisphere there is a star called Alpheratz and another called Zaph, which are in direct line with the polar star.

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It may be the Square of Pegasus, but its brightest star, mag 2.0 Alpheratz at its top-left corner, has belonged officially to Andromeda since the International Astronomical Union fixed the constellation boundaries in 1922.

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_Alpheratz_ and _Mirach_, the former in the head, and the latter in the girdle, of Andromeda at 7 h.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827 Various

It lies about at the apex of a nearly isosceles triangle of which a line connecting Alpheratz and β Pegasi is the base.

A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

Three of the corners of the square are marked by stars in Pegasus; the fourth, and northeastern, corner is marked by the star Alpheratz in Andromeda.

A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

The star Alpheratz in Andromeda is at the northeast corner of the great square of Pegasus.

A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

-- The star α Alpheratz is at the northeastern corner of the great square of Pegasus, one of the stellar landmarks.

A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

The star a Alpheratz is in her face, the three at the left cross her breast. b and the two above mark the girdle of her loins, and g is in the foot.

Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871

Alpheratz, which cloudy nights had prevented me from obtaining since the

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Next, look for two curved lines of stars that arc off to the left of the star Alpheratz

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