Naming

In traditional Arabic astronomy, the stars ? Andromedae, ? Andromedae, and ? Andromedae were known as Kaff al-Musalsala, the hand of the chained woman (i.e. Andromeda), and as Ra's al-Naqa, the head of the she-camel. The IAU Working Group on Star Names approved the name Kaffalmusalsala for ? Andromedae on 8 May 2025 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names; the name Rasalnaqa