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Constellation

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Pegasus
Pegasus (constellation)
Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
ε Peg	ε	8	206778	107315	2.38	−4.19	672	K2Ibvar	Enif, Enf, Enir, Al Anf, Fom, Fum al Faras, Os Pegasi
β Peg Beta Pegasi Beta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. Its traditional name is Scheat, a name that has also been used for Delta Aquarii....	β	53	217906	113881	2.44	−1.49	199	M2II-IIIvar	Scheat, Sheat, Seat Alpheras, Menkib
α Peg Alpha Pegasi Alpha Pegasi is the third brightest star in the constellation Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus. It has the traditional name Markab .Markab is a relatively average star nearing the end of its stellar evolution on the main sequence...	α	54	218045	113963	2.49	−0.67	140	B9.5III	Markab, Marchab, Menkib al Faras, Matn al Faras
γ Peg Gamma Pegasi Gamma Pegasi is a star in the constellation of Pegasus. It also has the traditional name Algenib; confusingly however, this name is also used for Alpha Persei....	γ	88	886	1067	2.83	−2.22	333	B2IV	Algenib; β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
η Peg Eta Pegasi Eta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Matar .Eta Pegasi is of spectral class G2II-III and has apparent magnitude +3.1. It is approximately 215 light years from Earth. It has a close companion of class F0V...	η	44	215182	112158	2.93	−1.16	215	G2II-III..	Matar, Sad al Matar
ζ Peg Zeta Pegasi Zeta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name, Homam ....	ζ	42	214923	112029	3.41	−0.62	208	B8.5V	Homam, Homan, Humam, Al Hammam
μ Peg Mu Pegasi Mu Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Sadalbari .It has spectral class M2 and is of apparent magnitude 3.5....	μ	48	216131	112748	3.51	0.74	117	M2III	Sadalbari, Sad al Bari, Sad al Nazi
θ Peg Theta Pegasi Theta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Baham .In Chinese, , meaning Rooftop, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Pegasi, α Aquarii and ε Pegasi. Consequently, θ Pegasi itself is known as Theta Pegasi is of spectral class A2 and has apparent magnitude...	θ	26	210418	109427	3.52	1.16	97	A2V	Baham, Biham, Sad al Baham
ι Peg Iota Pegasi Iota Pegasi is a star located within the constellation Pegasus. It is about 40 light-years from Earth. Its right ascension is 22h7m0.7s and its declination is +25°20m42.0s. It is a multiple star....	ι	24	210027	109176	3.77	3.42	38	F5V
λ Peg	λ	47	215665	112440	3.97	−1.45	395	G8II-III	Sadalpheretz, Sadalpheris, Sad al Faris
1 Peg		1	203504	105502	4.08	0.71	154	K1III
κ Peg	κ	10	206901	107354	4.14	1.40	115	F5IV	Jih
ξ Peg	ξ	46	215648	112447	4.20	3.15	53	F7V
π Peg	π	29	210459	109410	4.28	−0.16	252	F5III
9 Peg		9	206859	107348	4.34	−2.87	901	G5Ib
υ Peg	υ	68	220657	115623	4.42	0.79	173	F8IV
2 Peg		2	204724	106140	4.52	−1.14	442	M1III
55 Peg		55	218329	114144	4.54	−0.43	322	M2III
70 Peg		70	221115	115919	4.54	0.86	178	G8III
τ Peg	τ	62	220061	115250	4.58	1.03	167	A5V	Salm, Kerb, El Khereb, Markab; δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
ψ Peg	ψ	84	224427	118131	4.63	−0.98	432	M3III
56 Peg		56	218356	114155	4.76	−1.32	537	K0IIp
32 Peg		32	212097	110371	4.78	−1.57	607	B9III
35 Peg		35	212943	110882	4.78	1.33	160	K0III
χ Peg	χ	89	1013	1168	4.79	−0.21	326	M2III
ο Peg	ο	43	214994	112051	4.80	−0.05	305	A1IV
31 Peg		31	212076	110386	4.82	−2.55	970	B2IV-V	IN Peg; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
ν Peg	ν	22	209747	109068	4.86	0.32	263	K4III
ρ Peg	ρ	50	216735	113186	4.91	0.22	282	A1V
78 Peg		78	222842	117073	4.93	0.65	234	K0III
72 Peg		72	221673	116310	4.97	−1.16	548	K4III
57 Peg		57	218634	114347	5.05	−1.79	762	M4Sv	GZ Peg
φ Peg	φ	81	223768	117718	5.06	−0.58	437	M2III
14 Peg		14	207650	107763	5.07	0.23	302	A1Vs
16 Peg		16	208057	108022	5.09	−0.89	512	B3V	OQ Peg; Be star
66 Peg		66	220363	115444	5.09	0.06	330	K3III
77 Peg		77	222764	117020	5.09	−1.91	817	M2III
59 Peg		59	218918	114520	5.15	0.70	253	A5Vn
σ Peg	σ	49	216385	112935	5.16	3.02	88	F7IV
12 Peg		12	207089	107472	5.29	−2.41	1128	K0Ib
7 Peg		7	206487	107151	5.30	−0.72	522	M2III
82 Peg		82	223781	117730	5.30	1.49	188	A4Vn	HT Peg;δ Sct variable
71 Peg		71	221615	116264	5.33	−0.90	575	M5IIIa	HW Peg
13 Peg		13	207652	107788	5.34	2.72	109	F2III-IV	V373 Peg
			210889	109654	5.34	0.87	256	K2III
64 Peg		64	220222	115355	5.35	−1.69	834	B6III
30 Peg		30	211924	110298	5.37	−1.88	918	B5IV
58 Peg		58	218700	114389	5.39	−1.00	619	B9III
51 Peg 51 Pegasi 51 Pegasi is a Sun-like star located 15.6 parsecs from Earth in the constellation Pegasus...		51	217014	113357	5.45	4.52	50	G5V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... b 51 Pegasi b 51 Pegasi b , sometimes though unofficially named Bellerophon, is an extrasolar planet approximately 50 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus... (Bellerophon)
5 Peg		5	205852	106787	5.46	0.49	321	F1IV
75 Peg		75	222133	116611	5.49	1.17	239	A1Vn	KS Peg; β Lyr variable Beta Lyrae variable Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are...
37 Peg		37	213235	111062	5.51	1.90	172	F5IVs
15 Peg		15	207978	107975	5.52	3.31	90	F6IVwvar
17 Peg		17	208565	108339	5.54	−0.11	440	A2Vnn
86 Peg		86	87	476	5.55	0.26	373	G5III
67 Peg		67	220599	115591	5.56	−0.40	506	B9III
87 Peg		87	448	729	5.57	0.81	292	G9III
34 Vul		34	203344	105411	5.58	0.91	280	K1III
π¹ Peg	π¹	27	210354	109352	5.58	0.89	283	G6III:
63 Peg		63	220088	115271	5.58	−0.05	435	M0III
36 Peg		36	213119	110986	5.60	−0.65	579	K5III
20 Peg		20	209166	108693	5.61	1.39	228	F4III
11 Peg		11	207203	107575	5.63	−0.15	467	A1V
73 Peg		73	221758	116355	5.63	0.77	305	K0III:
38 Peg		38	213323	111068	5.64	0.16	407	B9.5V
19 Peg		19	209167	108699	5.65	−0.71	609	K5III
4 Peg		4	205924	106856	5.66	2.02	174	A9IV-Vn
			218792	114449	5.68	−0.27	505	K4III
			208108	108060	5.69	1.45	230	A0Vs
23 Peg		23	209833	109056	5.69	0.84	304	B9Vn
			214850	111974	5.72	3.14	107	G3V+...
			210074	109209	5.74	1.81	199	F2V:
			209761	109023	5.75	0.32	397	K2III
34 Peg		34	212754	110785	5.76	2.78	129	F7V
52 Peg		52	217232	113503	5.76	1.20	266	A7V
NZ Peg			206043	106897	5.77	2.81	127	F2V	γ Dor variable Gamma Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day...
80 Peg		80	223637	117628	5.77	−1.20	807	M3III	HH Peg
			207840	107887	5.78	−0.49	584	B8III
			210502	109471	5.78	−0.63	625	M1III
25 Peg		25	210129	109240	5.79	−0.86	698	B7Vn
			213179	110992	5.79	−1.85	1098	K2II
85 Peg 85 Pegasi 85 Pegasi is a multiple star system 40.5 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The primary component is sixth magnitude 85 Pegasi A, which is a yellow dwarf like our Sun. The secondary component, 85 Pegasi B, is a ninth magnitude orange dwarf that takes 26.28 years to orbit at 10.3 AU...		85	224930	171	5.80	5.33	40	G3V
21 Peg		21	209459	108875	5.83	−0.27	541	B9.5V
NV Peg			204585	106062	5.84	−0.49	603	M4III
40 Peg		40	214567	111810	5.84	0.50	381	G8II
			219139	114641	5.85	0.79	335	G5III:
IM Peg IM Pegasi IM Pegasi is a variable binary star system approximately 329 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. With an apparent magnitude of 5.7, it is visible to the naked eye. Increased public awareness of it is due to its use as the guide star for the Gravity Probe B general relativity...			216489	112997	5.86	0.93	316	K1III SB	RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
			211006	109730	5.87	1.45	249	K2III
			214995	112067	5.92	1.36	267	K0III:
HD 210702 HD 210702 \|- bgcolor = "#FFFAFA"HD 210702 is an orange subgiant star located approximately 179 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. With a mass of 1.8 times that of the Sun, the star spent its main-sequence life as an A-type star. The visual luminosity is 11.38 times that of the Sun and it is...			210702	109577	5.93	2.19	182	K1III	has a planet (b HD 210702 b HD 210702 b is an exoplanet located approximately 182 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus, orbiting the star HD 210702. This planet, together with HD 175541 b and HD 192699 b, are planets around intermediate mass stars that were announced in April 2007 by Johnson et al... )
79 Peg		79	223461	117500	5.95	1.39	267	A2m
HN Peg			206860	107350	5.96	4.64	60	G0V	BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
			210762	109602	5.97	−3.88	3047	K0
HR 8799 HR 8799 HR 8799 is a young main sequence star located 129 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus, with roughly 1.5 times the Sun's mass and 4.9 times its luminosity. It is part of a system that also contains a debris disk and at least four massive planets...			218396	114189	5.97	2.96	130	A5V	V342 Peg; has four planets (b, c, d & e)
69 Peg		69	220933	115806	5.99	0.73	367	A0MNp...	HV Peg; α² CVn variable
47 G. Peg			222377	116768	5.99	2.16	190	A2m
18 Peg		18	209008	108612	6.00	−1.58	1069	B3III
			212988	110873	6.00	−1.29	937	K2
			206540	107173	6.06	−0.59	697	B5IV
IK Peg			204188	105860	6.08	2.76	150	A8m
			210210	109276	6.08	1.40	281	F1IV
			204862	106243	6.10	0.57	417	B9.5V
			221662	116307	6.10	−1.42	1042	M3III
			214200	111567	6.11	0.57	417	K0
V343 Peg			218395	114187	6.13	0.24	491	A3
			223755	117710	6.13	0.01	547	M2III
13 G. Peg			208110	108090	6.14	0.63	413	G0IIIs
			218235	114081	6.16	2.98	141	F6Vs
			206027	106872	6.18	0.65	416	G9III
			207223	107558	6.18	2.67	164	F3V
			210460	109439	6.18	2.46	181	G0V
31 G. Peg			211976	110341	6.18	3.67	104	F6V
			224303	118048	6.18	−0.15	603	M2III
3 Peg		3	205811	106783	6.19	1.71	257	A2V
60 Peg		60	218935	114526	6.19	1.84	242	G8III-IV
33 Peg		33	212395	110548	6.20	3.55	111	F7V
29 G. Peg			211287	109939	6.21	0.79	395	A1Vn
			205541	106605	6.22	−0.41	689	A4V
			417	716	6.24	0.69	419	K0III
			225276	399	6.25	−0.11	610	K4IIIb
			1048	1193	6.25	1.06	355	A1p
			205539	106595	6.25	1.97	235	F0IV
			212670	110696	6.26	0.05	568	K0
74 Peg		74	222098	116592	6.26	1.02	363	A1V
			202128	104771	6.27	1.51	292	A7Vn
			207563	107734	6.27	−2.49	1842	B2V
			207932	107956	6.27	−1.69	1273	M8III
45 Peg		45	215510	112358	6.27	1.11	351	G6III:
			207134	107502	6.28	0.98	374	K3III:
65 Peg		65	220318	115407	6.28	0.41	487	B9.5V
			210594	109493	6.30	0.76	418	A8IV
			214298	111649	6.30	−0.74	836	K5
76 Peg		76	222683	116972	6.30	0.82	406	K0
OY Peg			210090	109212	6.31	−1.00	945	M1
			219927	115148	6.32	−0.33	697	B8III
GX Peg			213534	111191	6.33	0.85	408	A5m	γ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
41 Peg		41	214698	111884	6.33	−0.12	635	A2V
			219110	114607	6.34	0.78	422	G8III
			213644	111296	6.35	−0.30	698	K0
			208202	108119	6.36	1.12	364	K0III+...
			209288	108766	6.36	−1.71	1342	B5IIIn
			209693	108969	6.36	−0.99	962	G5Ia
			210461	109445	6.36	0.79	424	K0III
			214979	112032	6.36	−0.67	832	K5
			219310	114742	6.36	0.41	504	K2III
			215549	112368	6.37	2.59	186	K1III-IV
			209709	109009	6.38	0.41	509	M2.5III:
			211432	109977	6.38	0.94	399	G9III
			220288	115389	6.38	−1.22	1079	K3III
2 G. Peg			204445	106021	6.39	−0.83	906	M1
			208527	108296	6.39	−1.34	1148	K5V
HR Peg			216672	113131	6.39	−0.97	967	S5,1
3 G. Peg			204603	106103	6.41	−0.60	823	K0
			219291	114725	6.41	1.15	368	F6IVw
V354 Peg			221394	116119	6.41	0.57	481	A1p Sr(CrEu)	α² CVn variable
			221493	116187	6.41	−0.23	694	K5
			204560	106064	6.42	0.31	544	K5
			214203	111601	6.42	1.11	376	A1III
			224758	34	6.43	1.95	256	F7.5IV-V
			205011	106306	6.43	0.43	517	G8Ib
			206793	107297	6.43	0.16	585	K2
39 Peg		39	213617	111278	6.43	2.81	172	F1V
41 G. Peg			217166	113445	6.43	3.98	101	G2V+...
			218101	113994	6.43	3.40	132	G8IV
			218261	114096	6.44	4.18	92	F7V
			221905	116465	6.44	−1.49	1254	M1III
			205420	106527	6.45	2.25	226	F7V
28 Peg		28	210516	109458	6.45	−0.09	663	A3III
			221113	115915	6.45	0.44	520	G9III
V363 Peg			224186	117986	6.45	−0.35	746	M3
			209149	108632	6.46	2.35	217	F5III
PT Peg			212047	110346	6.46	−0.47	793	M4III
			225292	410	6.47	0.88	427	G8II
			434	728	6.47	1.16	377	A4Vm
			205422	106550	6.47	−0.30	736	K2
10 G. Peg			206689	107271	6.47	0.89	426	K0
			219196	114686	6.47	−0.47	795	K2
			213025	110907	6.48	0.63	482	G8III
			205603	106643	6.50	0.82	447	G8II
			208897	108513	6.50	2.48	208	K0
			210890	109691	6.50	−0.31	751	K2
			211076	109788	6.50	1.07	398	K4III
61 Peg		61	219477	114844	6.51	−0.83	956	G5III
HD 209458 HD 209458 HD 209458 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation Pegasus. It is very similar to our Sun, and it is classified as a yellow dwarf . Because it is located at a distance of about 150 light years, it is not visible to the unaided eye...			209458	108859	7.65	4.28	154	F8-G0V	has the transiting Astronomical transit The term transit or astronomical transit has three meanings in astronomy:* A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, hiding a small part of it, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point... planet HD 209458 b HD 209458 b HD 209458 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the Solar analog star HD 209458 in the constellation Pegasus, some 150 light-years from Earth's solar system, with evidence of water vapor.... (Osiris)
HD 219828 HD 219828 HD 219828 is an 8th magnitude star approximately 265 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. It is a yellow subgiant, meaning that hydrogen fusion has ceased in its core.-Planetary system:...			219828	115100	8.02	3.47	264	G0IV	has a planet (b HD 219828 b HD 219828 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 265 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. This is a Neptune-mass planet at least 21 times more massive than Earth. The planet's composition is unknown, but it may be similar to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, or alternatively it may... )
BD+14°4559 BD+14°4559 BD+14°4559 is a 10th magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 158 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. On June 10, 2009 an exoplanet BD+14°4559 b was found in orbit....				104780	9.66	6.17	163	K2V	has a planet (b BD+14°4559 b BD+14°4559 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 163 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus, orbiting the 10th magnitude K-type main sequence star BD+14°4559. It has mass half more than Jupiter and takes 74% of Earth year to orbit the star. This planet was discovered on June 10,... )
HAT-P-8 HAT-P-8 HAT-P-8 is a magnitude 10 star located 750 light-years away in Pegasus.- Planetary system :In 2008 the HATNet Project announced the discovery of extrasolar planet HAT-P-8b around this star. This planet is hot jupiter gas giant planet....					10.17	3.36	750		has a transiting planet (b HAT-P-8b HAT-P-8b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 750 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus, orbiting the 10th magnitude star GSC 02757-01152. This planet was discovered by transit on December 5, 2008. Despite the designation as HAT-P-8b, it is the 11th planet discovered by the... )
WASP-21					11.55	4.75	750	G3V	has a transiting planet (b)
WASP-10 WASP-10 WASP-10 is a star in the constellation Pegasus. The SuperWASP project has observed and classified this star as a variable star, perhaps due to the eclipsing planet.-Planetary system:-WASP-10b:...					12.7	7.9	290	K0V	text-align:left; > has a transiting planet (b WASP-10b WASP-10b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008 by SuperWASP using the transit method. Follow-up radial velocity observations showed that it is three times more massive than Jupiter, while the transit observations showed that its radius is 8% bigger than Jupiter, quite small for a Hot Jupiter... )
V391 Pegasi V391 Pegasi V391 Pegasi, also catalogued as HS 2201+2610, is a blue-white subdwarf star approximately 4,570 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The star is clarified as an "extreme horizontal branch star." It is small with only half the mass and one-over-four-and-one-thirds the diameter of the...					14.57	3.84	4561	sdB	has a planet (b V391 Pegasi b V391 Pegasi b, also known as HS 2201+2610 b, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star V391 Pegasi approximately 4570 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The planet was discovered by means of variable star timing, which measured anomalies in variability of the star caused by a planet... )

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