✨ Pegasus

Peg · Pegasus (mythological winged horse) · Northern sky

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Pegasus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning Pegasus (mythological winged horse); stars within it are named in the genitive form Pegasi.

Facts about Pegasus

ConstellationPegasus
IAU abbreviationPeg
Genitive (Latin)Pegasi
MeaningPegasus (mythological winged horse)
Brightest starEnif (apparent magnitude 2.4)
Area1,121 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern
Messier objects here1

Deep-sky objects in Pegasus

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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