Pegasus

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Abbreviation:  Peg (Pegasus)
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

  • Messier 15
    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

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      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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