constellation Pegasus

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Pegasus is a prominent northern-sky constellation named after the winged horse of Greek mythology, notable for its large asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
constellation Pegasus canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf asterism
compact galaxy group
constellation
exoplanet
abbreviation Peg
areaRank 7
areaSquareDegrees about 1121
associatedMythology Greek mythology
belongsTo modern 88 constellations
bestViewingMonth October
borderedBy Andromeda
Andromeda (twice, north and east)
Aquarius
Cygnus
Delphinus
Equuleus
Lacerta
Pisces
Pisces Austrinus
linked to: Piscis Austrinus

Vulpecula
celestialHemisphere northern
containsDeepSkyObject M15
NGC 7331
Stephan's Quintet
containsExoplanetHostStar 51 Pegasi
containsPartOf Milky Way halo
containsStar Algenib
Enif
Homam
Markab
Matar
Scheat
declinationRange about +2° to +36°
distanceFromEarth about 33,000 light-years
family Perseus family of constellations
genitiveForm Pegasi
linked to: Pegasus
hasAsterism Great Square of Pegasus
hasExoplanet 51 Pegasi b
introducedBy Ptolemy
linked to: Ptolemaios
isAlsoKnownAs Alpha Pegasi
Beta Pegasi
Epsilon Pegasi
Eta Pegasi
Gamma Pegasi
Zeta Pegasi
isBrightestStarOf Pegasus
isOneOf 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy
isProminentIn northern sky
nameOrigin Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology
linked to: Pegasus (mythology)
notability first exoplanet discovered orbiting a Sun-like star
rightAscensionRange about 21h to 0h
spectralType K2 Ib
symbolizes winged horse
visibleInSeason autumn (Northern Hemisphere)
zodiacal no

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andromeda XI locatedIn constellation Pegasus
NGC 7317 locatedIn constellation Pegasus