Algenib

Algenib represents the tip of the wing of the Flying Horse. The name is Arabic and derives either from the Arabic names Al Janah, meaning "The Wing" oor Al Janb meaning "The Side". Description of the Star ...

The leading star alpha Per, called Marfak or Algenib, is an F5 supergiant with 1.79 mag, which makes it, together with alpha UMa, the 32nd brightest star in the sky.

Also called "Algenib," Arabic for "side" (a name used for other stars as well), the name Mirfak has nothing to with the hero, and comes from a long Arabic phrase that means "the elbow of the Pleiades.

Algenib Alpha Persei Algieba Gamma Leonis Algol Beta Persei Algorab Delta Corvi Alhajoth Alpha Aurigae Alhena Gamma Geminorum Alioth Epsilon Ursae Majoris Alkaid Eta Ursae Majoris Al Kurud Theta Columbae Al Kalb al Rai Rho-2 Cephei ...

*α Per (Mirfak): The brightest star of this constellation is also called Algenib (a name which is used for other stars as well, e. g. γ Peg). Mirfak (Arabic for elbow) is a supergiant of spectral type F5 Ib with an apparent brightness of 1.

It lies in the northwestern corner (0:39:21.8+21:15:1.7, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Pisces -- northeast of Algenib (Gamma Pegasi), southeast of Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae), southwest of Delta Andromedae and Mirach (Beta Andromedae), ...

Half way between Capella and Mirfak (alpha Persei, a.k.a. Algenib) and five degrees north of this last star, are the feet of the Giraffe. Roughly half way between Algenib and the North Pole is gamma Camelopardalis, the haunch of the giraffe.   ...

The other name is Algenib from the Arabic meaning ‘the side', which is where Ptolemy described it as lying. Perseus is depicted holding aloft his sword in his right hand.

Perseus' major star is alpha Per, called Marfak or Algenib; it is an F5 supergiant. Beta Per is the eclipsing binary Algol. Perseus was a hero in Greek mythology who killed the monstrous Medusa.

One of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus (Alpheratz, Scheat, Markab, Algenib). (The SW corner star. Algenib, the SE corner star does not make this list at magnitude 2.8.) ...

Astronomy Constellations - Pegasus - 88gam Peg (Algenib) Identification Data Common Name ...

The southwestern-most of the stars of the square is white Markab. Its neighboring corners are deep yellow Scheat and fainter white Algenib. You can probably make out the horse's head, neck and front legs extending to the west.

Microscope Mon Monocerus Unicorn Mus Musca Fly Nor Norma Level Oct Octans Octant Oph Ophiuchus Serpent Holder Ras Alhague Ori Orion Orion Betelgeuze Pav Pavo Peacock Joo Tseo (Peacock) Peg Pegasus Pegasus Markab Per Perseus Perseus Marfak (Algenib) ...

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