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Algenib

Algenib proper noun: a β Cephei variable subgiant, visible as a third-magnitude blue-white star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

Proper noun

Algenib

  1. A β Cephei variable subgiant, visible as a third-magnitude blue-white star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.
    • [γ, 3, white, erroneously placed by Tycho in Pisces marks the extreme tip of the Horse's wing, so that its name Algenib has been considered as derived from Al Janāh, the Wing, but it probably is from Al Janb, the Side. It has sometimes been written Algemo.]1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 326
    Synonyms:
    γ Pegasi, γ Peg, Gamma Pegasi
  2. Synonym of Mirfak (the star α Persei).
    Synonyms:
    Mirfak

Synonyms of Algenib

  • γ Pegasi
  • γ Peg
  • Gamma Pegasi
  • Mirfak

Origin of Algenib

From Arabic الجَانِب (al-jānib) "the side".

Questions about Algenib

What does Algenib mean?
Algenib means a β Cephei variable subgiant, visible as a third-magnitude blue-white star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.
What part of speech is Algenib?
Algenib is a proper noun.

Words near Algenib in the dictionary

  1. algedonic
  2. algedonics
  3. algefacient
  4. algeldrate
  5. algenate
  6. Algenib
  7. algeny
  8. Algeo
  9. Alger
  10. Alger County
  11. Algeresque

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