1. By Joss Poteet, Joey Burwell, & The Constellations Pegasus (without it we wouldn’t be giving you this information)

2.  The Pegasus Constellation is nicknamed the Winged Horse.

3. Pegasus is the winged horse connected with the legend of Perseus and Andromeda. It is said that the animal was created from the blood of the monster Medusa, which Perseus killed.

4.  Pegasus is home to a few faint galaxies!  The symbol of the winged horse is found as far back as 430 B.C. on coins!

5.  It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2 nd century astronomer, Ptolemy!  The Pegasus Constellation’s magnitude is 6.4!

6. NAME: DISTANCE FROM EARTH AND MAGNITUDE:  Alpha Pegasi  Beta Pegasi  Gamma Pegasi  Epsilon Pegasi  110 light years away, 2.5 magnitude  650 light years away, 2.8 magnitude  800 light years away, 2.4 magnitude  200 light years away, 2.5 magnitude

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