- Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The country’s capital is Quito, but its largest city is Guayaquil.
- Mirach (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
MIRACH (Beta Andromedae). Andromeda’s three brightest stars, Alpheratz, Mirach, and Almach, lie along a graceful curve that extends to the northeast of the Great Square of Pegasus (Alpheratz part of the Square itself).
