Mirfak (α Persei) — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Mirfak (α Persei)

مرفق

Merfaq (#)

Fr.: Mirfak

The brightest star of Perseus, with a visual magnitude of 1.8. It is a giant of spectral type F5 lying some 590 light-years away.

Etymology (EN): From Ar. al-Mirfaq (المرفق) “the elbow.”

Etymology (PE): Merfaq, from Ar. al-Mirfaq, as above.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics