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Constellation

Pegasus

Pegasus (Peg) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Enif (magnitude 2.38).

Latin namePegasus
AbbreviationPeg
Brightest starEnif
Stars in this encyclopedia412
Stars with exoplanets42
Deep-sky objects38
Galaxies285

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.

Its brightest stars

  • Enif 2.38 · 689.6 light-years
  • Scheat 2.44 · 196.0 light-years
  • Markab 2.49 · 133.3 light-years
  • Algenib 2.83 · 469.5 light-years
  • Matar 2.93 · 196.1 light-years
  • Homam 3.41 · 204.4 light-years
  • Sadalbari 3.51 · 112.7 light-years
  • Biham 3.52 · 88.7 light-years
  • ι Peg 3.77 · 38.8 light-years
  • λ Peg 3.97 · 379.3 light-years
  • 1 Peg 4.08 · 156.4 light-years
  • κ Peg 4.14 · 111.6 light-years
  • ξ Peg 4.20 · 53.5 light-years
  • π² Peg 4.28 · 291.2 light-years
  • 9 Peg 4.34 · 915.5 light-years
  • Alkarab 4.42 · 174.4 light-years
  • 2 Peg 4.52 · 447.9 light-years
  • 55 Peg 4.54 · 328.8 light-years
  • 70 Peg 4.54 · 189.7 light-years
  • Salm 4.58 · 157.5 light-years
  • ψ Peg 4.63 · 507.7 light-years
  • 56 Peg 4.76 · 629.9 light-years
  • 32 Peg 4.78 · 721.6 light-years
  • 35 Peg 4.78 · 154.8 light-years
  • χ Peg 4.79 · 346.8 light-years

Its stars with exoplanets

Deep-sky objects

Galaxies

Its other stars