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[[File:Pegasus constellation map.svg|thumb|Pegasus Constellation Map <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pegasus_constellation_map.svg wiki]</ref>]] | |||
[[File:Scheat-Stars.jpg|thumb| Scheat in Great Square of Pegasus <ref>[https://nineplanets.org/scheat/ nineplanets]</ref>]] | |||
[[Gamma Pegasi]] is the star's Bayer designation. Although it also had the traditional name [[Algenib]], this name was also used for Alpha Persei. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included Algenib for this star (Alpha Persei was given the name Mirfak). | [[Gamma Pegasi]] is the star's Bayer designation. Although it also had the traditional name [[Algenib]], this name was also used for Alpha Persei. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included Algenib for this star (Alpha Persei was given the name Mirfak). | ||