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Pegasus (constellation)

Pegasus
Abbreviation	Peg
Genitive	Pegasi
Meaning in English	the winged Horse
Right ascension	23 h
Declination	+15°
Visible to latitude	Between +90° and −65°
Best visible	October
Area  - Total	Ranked 7th 1121 sq.deg.
Number of stars with apparent magnitude < 3	5
Brightest star  - Apparent magnitude	Markab (α Peg) 2.51
Meteor showers	July Pegasids
Bordering constellations	Andromeda Lacerta Cygnus Vulpecula Delphinus Equuleus Aquarius Pisces

Pegasus (the winged horse) is a northern constellation, named after the mythological Pegasus. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.

Table of contents

1 Notable features 2 Notable deep sky objects 3 History and Mythology

Notable features

Pegasus' three brightest stars together with Alpha Andromedaee form the large asterism known as the Square of Pegasus. A star in this constellation, 51 Pegasi, is orbited by the first true extrasolar planets (planets orbiting a star other than the Sun) to have been discovered.

Notable deep sky objects

• M15 - a Globular cluster near the head (ε Peg) of the Pegasus.
• NGC 7742 - a Type 2 Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Pegasus.

History and Mythology

Main article: Pegasus

Pegasus was a winged horse in the Greek mythology.

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