Iota Andromedae is a star

Star

A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

 in the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 Andromeda

Andromeda (constellation)

Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Andromeda, the princess in the Greek legend of Perseus who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus...

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Iota Andromedae is a blue-white B-type

Stellar classification

In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...

 main sequence dwarf

Main sequence

The main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness. These color-magnitude plots are known as Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams after their co-developers, Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell...

 with an apparent magnitude

Apparent magnitude

The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...

 of +4.29. It is approximately 503 light years

Light Years

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 from Earth.

Name

In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Keff al-Salsalat (كف المسلسلة - kaf al-musalsala), which was translated into Latin

Latin

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 as Manus Catenata, meaning palm of chained woman.

In Chinese

Chinese language

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, , meaning Flying Serpent

Flying serpent (asterism)

Flying Serpent is an asterism in the Chinese constellation Encampment .The Jin Shu describes this asterism as: "Flying/Ascending Serpent, 22 stars north of the Ying "Camp" constellation, [a.k.a.] Heavenly Snake, chief of the water reptiles."...

, refers to an asterism consisting of ι Andromedae, α Lacertae

Alpha Lacertae

Alpha Lacertae is an A-type main sequence star in the constellation of Lacerta...

, 4 Lacertae, π² Cygni

Pi2 Cygni

Pi² Cygni is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus. It has the traditional name Pennae Caudalis, which is Latin for "Tail Feathers"...

, π¹ Cygni

Pi1 Cygni

Pi1 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. It has the traditional name Azelfafage.In Chinese, , meaning Flying Serpent, refers to an asterism consisting of π1 Cygni, α Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, π2 Cygni, HD 206267, ε Cephei, β Lacertae, σ Cassiopeiae, ρ Cassiopeiae, τ Cassiopeiae, AR...

, HD 206267

HD 206267

HD 206267 is a star....

, ε Cephei

Epsilon Cephei

Epsilon Cephei is a Class F0, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cepheus. Epsilon Cephei is a yellow-white, Delta Scuti variable star, located about 85 light-years from Earth....

, β Lacertae, σ Cassiopeiae

Sigma Cassiopeiae

Sigma Cassiopeiae is a binary star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is approximately 1520 light years from Earth and is a combined apparent magnitude of +4.88....

, ρ Cassiopeiae

Rho Cassiopeiae

Rho Cassiopeiae is a yellow hypergiant star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is about away from Earth, yet can still be seen by the naked eye , as it is 550,000 times as luminous as the Sun. On average, it has an absolute magnitude of −7.5, making it one of the most luminous stars known...

, τ Cassiopeiae

Tau Cassiopeiae

Tau Cassiopeiae is a star in the constellation Cassiopeia.τ Cassiopeiae is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.88. It is approximately 172.8 light years from Earth....

, AR Cassiopeiae

AR Cassiopeiae

AR Cassiopeiae is a multiple star system in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is thought to be a septuple star system. It is only one of two star systems with a multiplicity of 7, the other being Nu Scorpii, with no physical multiple stars of greater multiplicity yet found.The star was...

, 9 Lacertae, 3 Andromedae

3 Andromedae

3 Andromedae is a star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 4.64....

, 7 Andromedae

7 Andromedae

7 Andromedae is a star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 4.53....

, 8 Andromedae

8 Andromedae

8 Andromedae is a red giant star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 4.85.-Component:-References:#...

, λ Andromedae

Lambda Andromedae

Lambda Andromedae is a binary star in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 84.2 light years from Earth....

, κ Andromedae

Kappa Andromedae

Kappa Andromedae is a star in the constellation Andromeda.Kappa Andromedae is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.15. It is approximately 170 light years from Earth.-References:*...

 and ψ Andromedae

Psi Andromedae

Psi Andromedae is a double star system in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 1310 light years from Earth. The system consists of a spectroscopic binary with a yellow G-type supergiant and a white A-type main sequence dwarf. It has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.97.-References:*...

. Consequently, ι Andromedae itself is known as