Epsilon Pegasi
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Epsilon Pegasi is an irregular (Lb type) variable, and a flare star with a relatively cool shell. This supergiant can get as bright as 0.7 magnitude, and dimmer than 3.5. Generally it stays around 2.4.
Deep Sky Objects in Pegasus: ...
Enif(epsilon pegasi) is a double star resolvable in small telescopes. they are a 2.39 magnitude supergiant and a 9 magnitude companion.
Globular cluster M15 is very bright and nice to view in binoculars or small telescopes.
ENIF (Epsilon Pegasi). Though given only the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet by Bayer, Enif, at mid second magnitude (2.39), is still the brightest star in the constellation Pegasus.
It lies in the west central part (21:44:31.3+14:46:19.0, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Pegasus, the Winged Horse -- north of Enif (Epsilon Pegasi) and northeast of Globular Cluster M15, northwest of Biham (Theta Pegasi) and Homam (Zeta Pegasi), ...
Messier 15 (NGC 7078) is a globular star cluster that can be spotted near [6278] epsilon Pegasi.
Pegasi, also known as Markab from the Arabic for ‘shoulder'; Beta Pegasi, called Scheat from the Arabic meaning ‘the shin'; and Gamma Pegasi, or Algenib, meaning ‘the side' in Arabic. A star on the horse's muzzle, Epsilon Pegasi, ...
For example, the globular cluster M15 is to the right of Epsilon Pegasi, as seen in a sky map. My star hopping path would be to start by aiming the telescope at Epsilon then slowly move my telescope right until I find M15.
 See also: Epsilon, Constellation, Star, Earth, Light
  
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