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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
B
2
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
.
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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