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Algeiba A is a yellow-orange early K type giant, K0III. This implies an effective temperature of 4500 K. The star should be 16 times larger than the sun in diameter, about 4 times larger in mass, and about 80 times as luminous as the sun.
Gamma Leonis is "Algeiba", Arabic for forehead, but more correctly named Juba, meaning mane.
Zeta Leonis is "Aldhafera", the meaning is uncertain;
Epsilon Leonis and mu Leonis go under the name of "Al Ashfar", the eyebrows.
* (41/γ1 Leo) 2.01 Algieba [Al Gieba, Algeiba] :*: al-jabha[h] The forehead:*: (or much less likely from Arabicized Latin juba The mane)
* (68/δ Leo) 2.56 Zosma [Zozma, Zozca, Zosca, Zubra] or Duhr [Dhur] ...
 See also: Sun, Star, Sky, Leo, Zosma
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