Pegasus

Quick Facts

Name:	Pegasus PEG-uh-suss
Meaning:	Winged Horse (Proper)
Abbreviation:	Peg
Genitive:	Pegasi
Visible in Latitudes:	90° thru -60°
Viewing Season:	Fall
Best Seen In:	October, 9:00 pm
Transit Date:	September 7
Right Ascension:	22.75 hours
Declination:	19.5 degrees
Area:	1120.794 sq. degrees

Star Diagram

Star Diagram: Pegasus

About Pegasus

Pegasus, the son of Neptune and Medusa, sprang from the blood of Medusa when it dropped into the sea after her head had been severed by Perseus. Pegasus appears again and again throughout mythology; he was captured by Bellerophon at the water of his fountain and ridden by him when he killed Chimaera. Pegasus became the thundering horse of Zeus which is why he appears among the stars.

Named Stars

Name		Star

Markab		Alpha Peg
Scheat		Beta Peg
Algenib		Gamma Peg
Enif		Epsilon Peg
Homam		Zeta Peg
Matar		Eta Peg
Baham		Theta Peg
Salm		Tau Peg

Messier Objects

Name		Type

M15		Globular Cluster