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Algenib
(al-JEE-nib)
Gamma Pegasi
Names For This Star
Algenib represents the tip of the wing of the Flying Horse. The name is Arabic and derives either from the Arabic names Al Janah, meaning "The Wing" oor Al Janb meaning "The Side".
Description of the Star
Algenib is a blue B2IV subgiant. The Visual Magnitude and distance of this star imply a luminosity about 660 times that of the sun.
Burnham describes the star as a varible star of the Beta Canis Majoris type. The brightness variation amounts to about 0.03 magnitude with a period of 3 hours and 38 minutes (0.15 days).
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
88 Pegasi |
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
1067 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
39 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
886 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
BD+14 14 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
91781 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
7 |
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