Andromeda (The Princess)

BRIGHTEST STAR: Alpheratz (α And)
HEMISPHERE: Northern
BEST VIEWED: November

Northern constellation named for the mythical princess, home to the nearest major galaxy.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), about 2.5 million light-years away, is the most distant object visible to the naked eye.
It is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century.
Its brightest star Alpheratz once doubled as the corner star of the Great Square of Pegasus, catalogued for centuries as δ Pegasi.