Celestial Atlas
Pavo <—     Pegasus: Pegasus, The Winged Horse     —> Perseus
(possessive form Pegasi, abbreviation Peg)
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Constellations Bordering Pegasus
(tba)

Pegasus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Pegasus
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (Rotated so that North is at the bottom)
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Pegasus
The horizontal bands at the top represent the Ecliptic (with degree markings) and the northern Zodiac

Map of Pegasus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Pegasus

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Peg

β Peg

γ Peg

δ Peg

ε Peg


Objects of Interest

NGC 7769 (RA 23 51 04, Dec +20 08 59), a 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy in the NGC 7771 group.
NGC 7770 (RA 23 51 23, Dec +20 05 46), a 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy in the NGC 7771 group.
NGC 7771 (RA 23 51 25, Dec +20 06 41), a 12th-magnitude barred spiral.

Celestial Atlas
Pavo <—     Pegasus: Pegasus, The Winged Horse     —> Perseus