Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  The star Markab (αPeg)
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Markab and the hidden galaxy, Gabriel Siegl
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Markab, Alpha Pegasi (α Peg), is a giant or subgiant star located in the constellation Pegasus. Even though it has the designation Alpha, it is only the third brightest star in the constellation, after Enif and Scheat. Markab has an apparent magnitude of 2.48 and lies at a distance of 133 light years from Earth. Together with the brighter Scheat and Alpheratz and the fainter Algenib, it forms the Great Square of Pegasus, a prominent northern asterism that marks the main body of Pegasus.
In the upper left corner you can find NGC 7497 which is illuminated by the IFN.

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