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  1. Mirach - Wikipedia

    Mirach is a prominent star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It is pronounced / ˈmaɪræk / [14][15] and has the Bayer designation Beta Andromedae, which is Latinized from β Andromedae. This star is positioned northeast of the Great Square of Pegasus and is potentially visible to all observers north of latitude 54° S.

  2. Mirach (Beta Andromedae): Star Type, Name, Location ... - Star Facts

    Oct 28, 2019 · Mirach is a red giant star of the spectral type M0 III. It has a mass 3 to 4 times that of the Sun and has expanded to a size of 100 solar radii. If it were placed at the centre of our solar system, the star would extend to the orbit of Mercury. With an effective temperature of 3,842 K, it is 1,995 times more luminous than the Sun.

  3. MirachAndromedae) | Facts, Distance, Size, Mass & Formation

    Sep 10, 2020 · Mirach, designated as Beta Andromedae, is usually the brightest star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. This star is used as a guide in finding the Andromeda (Messier 31), Triangulum (Messier 33), and NGC 404 galaxies. Key Facts & Summary. Mirach is located at around 197 light-years / 61 parsecs away from our Solar System.

  4. Mirach is your guide star to finding 3 galaxies - EarthSky

    Nov 10, 2024 · Mirach, also known as Beta Andromedae, is a moderately bright star in the constellation Andromeda. It’s a larger and more massive star than our sun. Mirach has about three to four times the...

  5. Mirach - Constellations of Words

    Mirach was described in the AlfonsineTables of 1521 as supermirat, from which has been derived its present title, as well as the occasional forms Mirac, Merach, Mirar, Mirath, Mirax, etc.; mirat probably coming from the 1515 Almagest’ssupermizar, the Arabic mi’zar, a girdle or waist-cloth.

  6. Fixed Star Mirach - Astrology King

    Sep 29, 2015 · Mirach, the Side of Andromeda, corresponds to the nature of Venus with a Neptunian influence in the positive sense: cheerfulness, happiness, love of company, and many interests, but also altruism, a tendency to inspiration and …

  7. Andromeda Constellation: Stars, Myth, Facts, Location ...

    Mirach is a cool, bright red class M giant approximately 200 light years distant. It is 1,900 times more luminous than the Sun and 3-4 times more massive. It has a magnitude 14 hydrogen-fusing companion. Mirach is part of an asterism called the girdle.

  8. Andromeda (constellation) - Wikipedia

    With a variable brightness similar to Alpheratz, Mirach (Beta Andromedae) is a red giant, its color visible to the naked eye.

  9. Mirach - β Andromedae (beta Andromedae) - Star in Andromeda ...

    Mirach, also designated as β Andromedae (beta Andromedae), is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Andromeda. Mirach visual magnitude is 2.06, making it the 55th brightest star in the sky.

  10. Mirach (Beta (β) Andromedae) | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

    Mirach (Beta (β) Andromedae) is in the constellation Andromeda and is found halfway along Andromeda’s body, between Alpheratz (Alpha (α) Andromedae) and Almach (Gamma (γ) Andromedae). The name Mirach probably results from a …

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