Fixed Star Name : MENKIB
AKA : Menkib or Al Mankib, from Mankib al Thurayya, the "Shoulder of the Pleiades" [i.e. next to the Pleiades in the Arabian figure]
Location Name : Xi Perseus
Apparent Magnitude : 4.0 Spectral Class : 07
Right Ascension : 03h 58m Latitude : +14.56'
Declination (1900) : +35.30' Declination (2000) : +35.47'
 
Longitudinal Position (in 1900) : 03 Gemini 35
Longitudinal Position (in 2000) : 04 Gemini 58
Its Planetary Nature : Mars - Saturn

About the star : A star in the left foot or left ankle of Perseus.

Influence of the constellation : It gives an intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous nature, but a tendency to lying. By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Lamed and the 12th Tarot Major Arcana "The Hanged Man". (Robson).   
  
The constellation is indicative of events effecting large numbers of people, especially those events caused by major meteorological phenomena. When prominent in a natal chart it is said to denote adventurous individuals, but also those who are less than honest in their dealings with others. (Noonan). 


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