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  1. Beta Pegasi - Wikipedia

    Beta Pegasi (β Pegasi, abbreviated Beta Peg, β Peg), formally named Scheat / ˈʃiːæt /, [12][13] is a red giant star and the second-brightest star (after Epsilon Pegasi) in the constellation of Pegasus. It forms the upper right corner of the Great Square of Pegasus, [14] a prominent rectangular asterism.

  2. Scheat (Beta Pegasi): Facts, Star Type, Name, Location ... - Star Facts

    Apr 13, 2020 · Scheat, Beta Pegasi (β Peg) is a red giant star located in the constellation Pegasus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.42, it is the second brightest star in Pegasus, after the orange supergiant Enif. Scheat lies at a distance of 196 light years from Earth.

  3. Meet Scheat, the Peak of Pegasus - Sky & Telescope

    Oct 4, 2022 · This artist’s view shows the hot Jupiter exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, which orbits 51 Peg about 50 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. Found in 1995, it was the first exoplanet discovered around a normal star.

  4. Scheat (β Pegasi) Star | Facts, Information, Distance, History

    Jul 14, 2020 · Scheat, designated as Beta Pegasi, is a red giant star located in the constellation of Pegasus. It is the second-brightest star in its constellation after Epsilon Pegasi. It is part of a prominent rectangular asterism known as the Great Square of …

  5. Fixed Star Scheat - Astrology King

    Jan 28, 2010 · Fixed star Scheat, Beta Pegasi, is a single star on the leg of the Winged Horse, Constellation Pegasus. Average magnitude 2.42, varying from 2.31 – 2.74, Spectral type M2.5II–IIIe, orange-red hue. The traditional name of Scheat was derived from the Arabic Al Sā’id “the upper arm”, or from Sa’d.

  6. Scheat - Ascension Glossary

    Scheat, designated as Beta Pegasi, is a red giant star located in the constellation of Pegasus. It is the second-brightest star in its constellation after Epsilon Pegasi. [3] Scheat is located in the upper right corner of the Great Square of Pegasus, a prominent rectangular asterism.

  7. Scheat - β Pegasi (beta Pegasi) - Star in Pegasus - TheSkyLive

    Scheat, also designated as β Pegasi (beta Pegasi), is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Pegasus. Scheat visual magnitude is 2.42, making it the 83th brightest star in the sky.

  8. Pegasus Constellation: Stars, Myth, Facts, Location – Constellation Guide

    Scheat – β Pegasi (Beta Pegasi) Beta Pegasi is the second brightest star in the constellation. It has the stellar classification M2.3 II-III, which means that it is a red star halfway between the subgiant and giant stage. It is about 1500 times more luminous than the Sun.

  9. Scheat - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    SCHEAT (Beta Pegasi). Scheat (she-at), at the northwest corner of the famed Great Square of Pegasus, rises first to announce the coming appearance of the constellation of the "Winged Horse," which in mythology Perseus rode to rescue Andromeda. From Arabic meaning "the shin," the name has nothing to do with the horse, having been misplaced from ...

  10. Star Beta Pegasi | Pegasus Constellation - GO ASTRONOMY

    Beta Pegasi (β Peg), also known as Scheat, is a spectral class M2II-IIIvar star of magnitude 2.44 located in the constellation Pegasus. β Peg is one of the brighter stars in Pegasus and can be seen by the naked eye under dark skies or with binoculars.

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