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Constellation Pegasus (The Winged Horse)

Pegasus or The Winged Horse is one of the 88 constellations modern astronomers have divided the sky into. It's part of the Perseus constellation family. Pegasus is best seen in October (from latitudes +90° to -60°)

The constellation is found next to Andromeda with whom Pegasus shares the star Alpheratz. This star joins with the three other brightest stars of the horse to form the Great Square of Pegasus. On its northern border lies Stephen’s Quintet, a group of five galaxies close to one another. In mythology, Pegasus helped the Greek hero Bellerophon when he fought the Chimera. The hero was able to tame the flying horse with the help of the goddess Athena.