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MENKIB (Xi Persei). The naming of stars was hardly systematic, some bright ones (like Gamma Cassiopeia) having no proper names at all, at least within our own culture.
Another name for the star is Menkib from Mankib al Faras, "The Horse's Shoulder."
Description of the Star
Scheat is a cool, red M2.5II-III bright giant or normal giant having a luminosity about 340 times that of the sun.
Named Stars: MIRPHAK (Alpha Per) ALGOL (Beta Per) Miram (Eta Per) Menkib (Xi Per) Atik (Omicron Per) Gorgonea Secunda (Pi Per) Gorgonea Tertia (Rho Per) Gorgonea Quarta (Omega Per) ...
Named stars in Perseus (Greek alphabet)
Algenib (Mirphak, α Per), Algol (β Per), Alphecher (γ Per), Atik (Menkhib, ο Per), Basel (δ Per), Gorgonea Tertia (ρ Per), Menkib (ξ Per), Miram (η Per).
 See also: Magnitude, Star, Sun, Temperature, Ultraviolet
  
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