Markab is a hot, blue B9V main sequence star having about 160 times the luminosity of the sun. The spectral type implies an effective temperature of 11,000 K, a diameter about 2.8 times that of the sun, and a mass of about 4 solar masses.
Markab
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Markab = Alpha Pegasi
Scheat = Beta Pegasi
Algenib = Gamma Pegasi
alpheratz = Gamma Pegasi = Alpha Andromedae
Enif = Epsilon Pegasi
Homam = Zeta Pegasi
Matar = Eta Pegasi
Sadalbari = Lambda Pegasi
Sadalbari = Mu Pegasi
Xi Peg = Xi Pegasi ...
Named Stars: MARKAB (Alpha Peg) SCHEAT (Beta Peg) ALGENIB (Gamma Peg) ENIF (Epsilon Peg) Homam (Zeta Peg) Matar (Eta Peg) Baham (Theta Peg) Salm (Tau Peg) ...
* κ1 Pup (or Markab [Markeb], see α Peg, k Vel) 3.80:* (7/ξ Pup) 3.34 Asmidiske [Azmidiske]:*: [a misplacement and mistransliteration of ι Car Aspidiske]:Stars with Bayer designation::: κ2 Pup 4.62; ν Pup 3.
It lies near the center (22:57:28+20:46:7.8, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Pegasus, the Winged Horse -- northwest of Markab (Alpha Pegasi) and southwest of Scheat (Beta Pegasi).
Named stars: Alpha Peg (Markab), Beta Peg (Scheat), Gamma Peg (Algenib), Epsilon Peg (Enif), Zeta Peg (Homam)
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Named stars in Pegasus (Greek alphabet)
Algenib (γ Peg), Baham (θ Peg), Enif (ε Peg), Homam (ζ Peg), Markab (α Peg), Matar (η Peg),
Salm (τ Peg), Scheat (β Peg), ...
One of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus (Alpheratz, Scheat, Markab, Algenib) (The NW corner star.)
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Phecda ...
[6280] alpha Pegasi, the third brightest star in the constellation, is a large main sequence star lying approximately 140 light-years from Earth. It is also known as Markab or Marchab, which is Arabic for "the saddle of the horse." ...
The remaining three stars of the Square are Alpha Pegasi, also known as Markab from the Arabic for ‘shoulder'; Beta Pegasi, called Scheat from the Arabic meaning ‘the shin'; and Gamma Pegasi, or Algenib, meaning ‘ ...
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.
Mensa Table Mountain Mic Microscopus 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 ...
 See also: Constellation, Star, Pegasus, Constellations, Scheat
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