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'''Algenib''' <ref>''Algenib'' come from [[Arabic]] الجنب ''al-janb'', "the flank" or الجانب ''al-jānib'', "the flank"</ref> (γ Pegasi) is one of the [[star]]s that form the [[Great Square of Pegasus]].
'''Algenib''' (from [[Arabic]] الجنب ''al-janb'', "the flank" or الجانب ''al-jānib'', "the flank"), whose [[Bayer designation]] is γ Pegasi, the [[star]] that is the lower left-hand corner of the [[Great Square of Pegasus]].  In Chinese, it is known as ''the First Star of the Wall''.


In Chinese, it is known as ''the First Star of the Wall''.
Algenib is of spectral class B2.
 
Note that &alpha; Pegasi is sometimes referred to as Algenib, but is more commonly known as [[Mirfak]].


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Algenib (from Arabic الجنب al-janb, "the flank" or الجانب al-jānib, "the flank"), whose Bayer designation is γ Pegasi, the star that is the lower left-hand corner of the Great Square of Pegasus. In Chinese, it is known as the First Star of the Wall.

Algenib is of spectral class B2.

Note that α Pegasi is sometimes referred to as Algenib, but is more commonly known as Mirfak.

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