Back Vlieënde Perd Afrikaans الفرس الأعظم (كوكبة) Arabic بيجاسوس (كوكبه) ARZ Peqas (bürc) Azerbaijani تولپار اولدوزلار شکیلی AZB Пегас (йондоҙлоҡ) Bashkir Пегас (сузор’е) Byelorussian Пэгас (сузор’е) BE-X-OLD Пегас (съзвездие) Bulgarian འཕུར་རྟའི་སྐར་ཚོམ་ Tibetan
| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Peg |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Pegasi |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛɡəsəs/, genitive /ˈpɛɡəsaɪ/ |
| Symbolism | the Winged Horse / Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 21h 12.6m to 00h 14.6m[1] |
| Declination | +2.33° to +36.61°[1] |
| Quadrant | NQ4 |
| Area | 1121 sq. deg. (7th) |
| Main stars | 9, 17 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 88 |
| Stars with planets | 12 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 5 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
| Brightest star | ε Peg (Enif) (2.38m) |
| Messier objects | 1 |
| Meteor showers | July Pegasids |
| Bordering constellations | Andromeda Lacerta Cygnus Vulpecula Delphinus Equuleus Aquarius Pisces |
| Visible at latitudes between +90° and −60°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October. | |
Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pegasus, Constellation Boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 13 February 2014.