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Pegasus

Genitive: Pegasi

Northern Autumn 1121 sq° Peg

Brightest star: Enif (mag 2.39)

RA 22h 40m 0.0s · Dec +18d 00' 0"

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Pegasus - Mythology

Mythology

The winged horse of Greek mythology, born from the blood of Medusa when Perseus beheaded her. Pegasus carried the hero Bellerophon into battle against the Chimera.

Observing Highlights

The Great Square of Pegasus is a prominent autumn asterism. Contains the globular cluster M15, the galaxy NGC 7331, and Stephan's Quintet (NGC 7317-20), a compact galaxy group.

When is Pegasus up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -11°Jan 01:00 — altitude -17°Jan 02:00 — altitude -21°Jan 03:00 — altitude -22°Jan 04:00 — altitude -21°Jan 05:00 — altitude -17°Jan 06:00 — altitude -11° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -4° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 14° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 33°Jan 20:00 — altitude 23°Jan 21:00 — altitude 13°Jan 22:00 — altitude 4°Jan 23:00 — altitude -4°Jan: best around 19:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude -21°Feb 01:00 — altitude -22°Feb 02:00 — altitude -21°Feb 03:00 — altitude -17°Feb 04:00 — altitude -11°Feb 05:00 — altitude -4°Feb 06:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 14° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 23° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 4°Feb 21:00 — altitude -4°Feb 22:00 — altitude -12°Feb 23:00 — altitude -17°Feb: best around 20:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -21°Mar 01:00 — altitude -18°Mar 02:00 — altitude -12°Mar 03:00 — altitude -5°Mar 04:00 — altitude 3°Mar 05:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 22° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 55° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -11°Mar 21:00 — altitude -17°Mar 22:00 — altitude -20°Mar 23:00 — altitude -22°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -12°Apr 01:00 — altitude -5°Apr 02:00 — altitude 3°Apr 03:00 — altitude 13°Apr 04:00 — altitude 22° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 55° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 14° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -21° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -22°Apr 22:00 — altitude -21°Apr 23:00 — altitude -17°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 3°May 01:00 — altitude 12°May 02:00 — altitude 22° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 31° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 55° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -17° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -12° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -5°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 22° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 41° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 55° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 14° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -4° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 41°Jul 01:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 55° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 22° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 55°Aug 01:00 — altitude 58°Aug 02:00 — altitude 56°Aug 03:00 — altitude 51° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 43° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 23° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 42°Aug 23:00 — altitude 50°Aug: best around 01:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude 56°Sep 01:00 — altitude 50°Sep 02:00 — altitude 43°Sep 03:00 — altitude 33°Sep 04:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 14° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 50°Sep 22:00 — altitude 56°Sep 23:00 — altitude 58°Sep: best around 23:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 43°Oct 01:00 — altitude 34°Oct 02:00 — altitude 24°Oct 03:00 — altitude 15°Oct 04:00 — altitude 5°Oct 05:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 50°Oct 20:00 — altitude 56°Oct 21:00 — altitude 58°Oct 22:00 — altitude 56°Oct 23:00 — altitude 50°Oct: best around 21:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 24°Nov 01:00 — altitude 14°Nov 02:00 — altitude 5°Nov 03:00 — altitude -4°Nov 04:00 — altitude -11°Nov 05:00 — altitude -17°Nov 06:00 — altitude -21° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 50° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 56° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude 58°Nov 20:00 — altitude 56°Nov 21:00 — altitude 50°Nov 22:00 — altitude 42°Nov 23:00 — altitude 33°Nov: best around 19:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 5°Dec 01:00 — altitude -3°Dec 02:00 — altitude -11°Dec 03:00 — altitude -17°Dec 04:00 — altitude -21°Dec 05:00 — altitude -22°Dec 06:00 — altitude -21° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -17° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 56° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude 56°Dec 19:00 — altitude 50°Dec 20:00 — altitude 42°Dec 21:00 — altitude 33°Dec 22:00 — altitude 24°Dec 23:00 — altitude 14°Dec: best around 18:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
41°
ESE (az 114°)
rising

Upcoming (local)

Rise 00:34
Transit 08:04 58°
Set 15:38

Across the year

Best month September
Peak altitude 58°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 1461

Neighboring Constellations

Andromeda Pisces Cygnus Aquarius

Showpieces in Pegasus

3
Messier 15 survey image
Messier 15

NGC 7078

6.2 mag 12.3 Easy
Caldwell 30 survey image
Caldwell 30

NGC 7331

9.5 mag 11 Sbc Medium
AG Peg

HIP 107848

6.00 mag 6.0 - 9.4 ZAND+R Peculiar Medium

Main Stars in Pegasus

20
Enif

HIP 107315; Epsilon Peg; 8 Peg

2.39 mag 143.9″ B: 8.7 K2Ib-II Easy
Scheat

HIP 113881; Beta Peg; 53 Peg

2.42 mag 2.3 - 2.7 SR M3III Hard
Markab

HIP 113963; Alpha Peg; 54 Peg

2.49 mag A1IV Easy
Algenib

HIP 1067; Gamma Peg; 88 Peg

2.83 mag B2IV Easy
Matar

HIP 112158; Eta Peg; 44 Peg

2.94 mag G2. II-III SB Easy
Homam

HIP 112029; Zeta Peg; 42 Peg

3.40 mag 57.0″ B: 11.6 B9IV Very Hard
Sadalbari

HIP 112748; Mu Peg; 48 Peg

3.48 mag K1III Easy
Biham

HIP 109427; Theta Peg; 26 Peg

3.53 mag 0.2″ B: 10.5 A1Va Easy
Iota Peg

HIP 109176; Iota Peg; 24 Peg

3.76 mag 127.2″ B: 11.3 F5V Hard
Lambda Peg

HIP 112440; Lambda Peg; 47 Peg

3.95 mag G8IIIa CN0.5 Easy
1 Peg

HIP 105502; 1 Peg

4.08 mag 36.6″ B: 9.3 K1III Medium
Kappa Peg

HIP 107354; Kappa Peg; 10 Peg

4.13 mag 0.2″ B: 5.0 F5IV Easy
Xi Peg

HIP 112447; Xi Peg; 46 Peg

4.19 mag 176.9″ B: 11.1 F6III-IV Hard
Pi Peg

HIP 109410; Pi Peg; 29 Peg

4.29 mag F5III Easy
9 Peg

HIP 107348; 9 Peg

4.34 mag G5Ib Easy
Alkarab

HIP 115623; Upsilon Peg; 68 Peg

4.40 mag F8III Easy
55 Peg

HIP 114144; 55 Peg

4.52 mag M1IIIab Easy
70 Peg

HIP 115919; 70 Peg

4.55 mag G7+III Easy
2 Peg

HIP 106140; 2 Peg

4.57 mag M1+III Easy
Salm

HIP 115250; Tau Peg; 62 Peg

4.60 mag A5Vp Easy

Double Stars in Pegasus

15
57 Peg

HIP 114347; 57 Peg

5.12 mag 32.6″ B: 10.1 M4IIIS+A2V Medium
Sigma Peg

HIP 112935; Sigma Peg; 49 Peg

5.16 mag 16.0″ B: 10.2 F7IV Medium
HIP 114187
6.02 mag 8.3″ B: 7.5 A4Vn Easy
3 Peg

HIP 106783; 3 Peg

6.18 mag 38.7″ B: 7.5 A2V Easy
HIP 399
6.25 mag 13.1″ B: 10.7 K4IIIb Hard
HIP 106062
5.93 mag 40.7″ B: 10.2 M4.5III-IIIa Medium
HIP 113311
6.51 mag 4.0″ B: 9.1 A3V s Medium
HIP 114641
5.82 mag 32.6″ B: 10.2 G8III Medium
1 Peg

HIP 105502; 1 Peg

4.08 mag 36.6″ B: 9.3 K1III Medium
Enif

HIP 107315; Epsilon Peg; 8 Peg

2.39 mag 143.9″ B: 8.7 K2Ib-II Easy
HIP 113621
6.60 mag 3.1″ B: 9.5 B9IIIpMn Hard
HIP 108969
6.38 mag 20.6″ B: 11.3 G5Ia Hard
30 Peg

HIP 110298; 30 Peg

5.37 mag 18.0″ B: 11.3 B5IV Hard
32 Peg

HIP 110371; 32 Peg

4.81 mag 70.7″ B: 10.7 B9III Hard
Homam

HIP 112029; Zeta Peg; 42 Peg

3.40 mag 57.0″ B: 11.6 B9IV Very Hard

Variable Stars in Pegasus

4
Scheat

HIP 113881; Beta Peg; 53 Peg

2.42 mag 2.3 - 2.7 SR M3III Hard
AG Peg

HIP 107848

6.00 mag 6.0 - 9.4 ZAND+R Peculiar Medium
HO Peg

HIP 107956

6.89 mag 6.08 - 6.60 SRB M4III Hard
HR Peg

HIP 113131

6.12 mag 6.12 - 6.49 SRB S4+/1+ Hard

Deep Sky Objects in Pegasus

30
Globular Cluster (1)
Messier 15 survey image
Messier 15

NGC 7078

6.2 mag 12.3 Easy
Galaxy (29)
Caldwell 30 survey image
Caldwell 30

NGC 7331

9.5 mag 11 Sbc Medium
Caldwell 43 survey image
Caldwell 43

NGC 7814

10.5 mag 6 Sab Medium
NGC 7217 survey image
NGC 7217
10.2 mag 3.7 Sab Very Hard
NGC 7177 survey image
NGC 7177
11.2 mag 3.3 SABb Hard
NGC 7497 survey image
NGC 7497
13.0 mag 5.0 Sc Very Hard
NGC 7448 survey image
NGC 7448
11.7 mag 2.7 Sc Hard
NGC 7339 survey image
NGC 7339
12.1 mag 3.0 SABb Very Hard
NGC 7463 survey image
NGC 7463
13.0 mag 3.0 SABb Very Hard
NGC 7753 survey image
NGC 7753
13.0 mag 3.4 SABb Very Hard
NGC 7673 survey image
NGC 7673
12.7 mag 1.7 Sc Very Hard
NGC 7469 survey image
NGC 7469
11.9 mag 1.8 Sa Hard
NGC 7742 survey image
NGC 7742
11.5 mag 2.0 SAb Hard
NGC 7332 survey image
NGC 7332
11.0 mag 4.2 S0 Medium
NGC 7806 survey image
NGC 7806
14.0 mag 1.3 SABb Very Hard
NGC 23 survey image
NGC 23
12.0 mag 2.3 Sa Hard
NGC 7343 survey image
NGC 7343
13.4 mag 1.2 Sb Very Hard
NGC 7389 survey image
NGC 7389
13.4 mag 1.3 SBa Very Hard
NGC 7457 survey image
NGC 7457
10.8 mag 4.4 S0 Hard
NGC 7625 survey image
NGC 7625
12.1 mag 1.8 Sa Very Hard
NGC 7677 survey image
NGC 7677
14.0 mag 1.9 SABb Very Hard
NGC 7664 survey image
NGC 7664
13.0 mag Sc Very Hard
NGC 7747 survey image
NGC 7747
14.0 mag SBb Very Hard
NGC 7138 survey image
NGC 7138
15.0 mag SBa Very Hard
NGC 7435 survey image
NGC 7435
15.0 mag SBa Very Hard
NGC 7729 survey image
NGC 7729
14.0 mag SABa Very Hard
NGC 7465 survey image
NGC 7465
13.0 mag 1.6 S0 Very Hard
NGC 7623 survey image
NGC 7623
12.4 mag 1.9 S0 Very Hard
NGC 7671 survey image
NGC 7671
12.7 mag 1.7 S0 Very Hard
NGC 7805 survey image
NGC 7805
14.0 mag 1.4 S0 Very Hard