Pegasus

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constellation equatorial constellation

Pegasus is a prominent constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse of Greek mythology and easily recognized by its large "Great Square" asterism.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Medusa's son Pegasus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation ⓘ
equatorial constellation ⓘ
areaRank 7 ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 1121 ⓘ
belongsToFamily Perseus family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestVisibleInMonth October ⓘ
borderedBy Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delphinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Equuleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lacerta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pisces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vulpecula NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsAsterism Great Square of Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject M15 (globular cluster) NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 7331 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pegasus I galaxy cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsExoplanetHostStar 51 Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
IK Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
V391 Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMessierObject M15 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsStar 51 Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Algenib NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alpheratz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Baham NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Homam NERFINISHED ⓘ
IK Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Markab NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sadalbari ⓘ
Scheat NERFINISHED ⓘ
V391 Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange +2° to +36° (approximate) ⓘ
hasAsterism Great Square of Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBayerStars 22 ⓘ
hasFlamsteedStars 88 ⓘ
hasGenitiveForm Pegasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIAUAbbreviation Peg NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainStars 9 ⓘ
isOneOfIAU88Constellations true ⓘ
isProminentIn autumn sky of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedIn northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
namedAfter Pegasus (mythological winged horse) NERFINISHED ⓘ
rightAscensionRange about 21h to 0h ⓘ
visibleAtLatitudesBetween +90° and −60° (approximate) ⓘ
visibleIn Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ
zodiacConstellation false ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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

Helikon → associatedDeity → Pegasus ⓘ
Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region) → associatedWith → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: Bellerophon
Aquarius → borderedBy → Pegasus ⓘ
constellation Cygnus → borderingConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: Cygnus
NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy → constellation → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7320
NGC 7320 → constellation → Pegasus ⓘ
Clash of the Titans (1981 film) → featuresMythologicalCreature → Pegasus ⓘ
Ursa Major family → hasMember → Pegasus ⓘ
Children of Poseidon → includes → Pegasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Medusa's son Pegasus
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
HCG 92 → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
Hickson Compact Group 92 → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7317
NGC 7317 → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
NGC 7318A is an elliptical galaxy → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7318A
NGC 7318B → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7319
NGC 7319 → locatedInConstellation → Pegasus ⓘ
Bénouville Bridge → namedAfter → Pegasus ⓘ
Bénouville → namedAfter → Pegasus ⓘ
subject surface form: Pegasus Bridge
Corinthian stater → obverseDesign → Pegasus ⓘ
Legio II Adiutrix → standardSymbol → Pegasus ⓘ
Pegasus XL → successorTo → Pegasus ⓘ
Legio I Adiutrix → symbol → Pegasus ⓘ