Pegasus

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Abbreviation:  Peg
English Name:  The Winged Horse
Genitive: Markab
Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere
Location: Between the constellations of Pisces and Vulpecula.
Visible between latitudes:  +90 and -60 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter
Best seen in:  October (map)
Seen between: August and December
Right Ascension (RA): 22 hour
Declination (DEC): +20 degrees
Area (square degrees):  1,121 (7th)

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Pegasus (The Winged Horse)

  • Although this constellation has no really bright stars, it is easy to spot because of the three brightest stars (Markab, Scheat & Algenib) and other one star is actually part of Andromeda that made up to form of four stars of `Great Square`.
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  • The area inside the Great Square containing no stars brighter than magnitude +4.0

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Messier Objects in Pegasus

M15 – Globular Cluster; one of the best of the Northern Sky – visible through binoculars as a nebulous patch, in a telescope it is a real showpiece.
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More objects in Pegasus

Select CatalogNo of Objects
Barnard (B)0x object
Caldwell (C)3x objects
Collinder (Cr)0x object
New General Catalogue (NGC)319x objects
Index Catalogue (IC)114x objects
Sharpless (Sh2)1x object

Features of Interest

  • NGC 7331 – Galaxy; this spiral is the brightest one in Pegasus but is still only magnitude +9.0.
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  • Stephan’s Quintet – very very faint group of galaxies; these galaxies are not really targets for the beginner, as they need at least a 10-inch telescope to be seen clearly.

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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)
  • more list of stars in Pegasus

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Planetarium / Constellation Map

Live constellation visible
from the UK :- Planetarium (Pegasus)		Best Seen in:
October (map)		Seen between:
August and December

IAU Sky Chart: Pegasus

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Constellations – Visible from the UK

AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
Sculptor
(11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK

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