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Algenib
Gamma Pegasi, 88 Pegasi
Proper Name
  Algenib
Bayer Designation
  Gamma Pegasi
Flamsteed Number
  88 Pegasi
BSC
  39
HD
  886
Constellation
  Pegasus
Right Ascension
  0h 13m 14s
Declination
  +15° 11' 1"
Distance
  333 light years
  102 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +2.7
  Absolute: -2.3
Spectral Class
  B2
  Blue Subgiant
Optimum Visibility
  October
 This pulsating blue star is close to Pegasus' border with Pisces. Algenib forms one of the four corner-stars of the Square of Pegasus.

Location of Algenib
Algenib lies in the lower left-hand corner of the well-known Square of Pegasus, close against the borders of Pisces.
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