An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A meteor shower which appears about 25 November with its → radiant located in the constellation → Andromeda. The Andromedids are the debris of → Biela’s comet. The short-period comet, discovered in 1826, split into two parts in the middle of the 19th century and later vanished. Hence their alternative name Bielids.

Etymology (EN): Andromedids, from Andromeda constellation + → -ids suffix denoting “descendant of, belonging to the family of.”

Etymology (PE): Ândromedâiyân, from Ândromedâ + -iyân, → -ids.