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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 is one of the 88 constellations recognised today.
Iota Pegasi. ι Pegasi, Latinized as Iota Pegasi is a double-lined spectroscopic binary [8] star system located within the northern constellation of Pegasus, along a line between Lambda and Kappa Pegasi. It is visible to the naked eye as a yellow-hued point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.77. [2]
51 Pegasi b, officially named Dimidium / d ɪ ˈ m ɪ d i ə m /, is an extrasolar planet approximately 50 light-years (15 parsecs) away in the constellation of Pegasus.It was the first exoplanet to be discovered orbiting a main-sequence star, [2] the Sun-like 51 Pegasi, and marked a breakthrough in astronomical research.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
θ Pegasi, Latinized as Theta Pegasi, is a single [8] star in the equatorial constellation of Pegasus, lying about 7.5 degrees southwest of Enif. [9] It has the traditional name Biham / ˈbaɪ.æm /, [10][11] and the Flamsteed designation 26 Pegasi. This object is visible to the naked eye as a white-hued point of light with an apparent visual ...
Eta Pegasi. Eta Pegasi or η Pegasi, formally named Matar / ˈmeɪtɑːr /, [11][12] is a binary star in the constellation of Pegasus. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.95, [2] making it the fifth-brightest member of Pegasus. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this star is about 214 light-years (66 parsecs) from ...
α Pegasi (Latinised to Alpha Pegasi) is the star's Bayer designation.It bore the traditional name Markab (or Marchab), which derived from an Arabic word مركب markab "the saddle of the horse", or is mistranscription of Mankib, which itself comes from an Arabic phrase منكب الفرس Mankib al-Faras "(the Star of) the Shoulder (of the Constellation) of the Horse" for Beta Pegasi.
Upsilon Pegasi. Upsilon Pegasi, Latinised from υ Pegasi, is a star within the great square [10] in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It has the proper name Alkarab / ˈælkəræb /. [11] This object has a yellow-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.40. [2]