Facts about Pegasus Constellation
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Pegasus Constellation contains the supergiant star HR 8308, which is approximately 2,600 times more luminous than the Sun and located roughly 1,200 light-years from Earth.
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Scheat, located in Pegasus's right leg, is a red giant star approximately 196 light-years away that will eventually expand into a red supergiant phase.
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Enif, Pegasus's brightest star in its nose region, burns approximately 7,000 times brighter than the Sun and appears as magnitude 2.38 from Earth.
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At roughly 1,121 square degrees, Pegasus Constellation ranks as the seventh-largest constellation in Earth's sky and covers approximately 2.7 percent of the celestial sphere.
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Ancient Greek mythology associates Pegasus Constellation with the winged horse that sprang from Medusa's neck after Perseus beheaded her.
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Located approximately 2,600 light-years away, the globular cluster NGC 7078 resides within Pegasus Constellation and contains roughly one million stars.
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Markab, the brightest star in Pegasus's body at magnitude 2.49, lies approximately 140 light-years from Earth and represents an evolved giant star.
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The brightest star in Pegasus Constellation, Alpheratz, shines at magnitude 2.09 and marks the northeastern corner of the Great Square.