Star lore
Enif
Direct answer
Enif is Epsilon Pegasi, an orange supergiant marking the muzzle of Pegasus west of the Great Square.
Enif is the warm nose star of Pegasus and a guide to globular cluster M15.
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- Constellations & Star Lore
- Related
- Markab, Scheat, Rasalhague, Ras Algethi
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The story behind Enif
Enif’s Arabic-derived name means nose, directly locating it in the traditional winged-horse figure.
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Why Enif matters
Enif’s brightness extends the Pegasus figure beyond the square and supplies a practical deep-sky star hop.
How to read Enif
Move west from Markab along Pegasus's neck to Enif, then continue a short distance northwest to M15.
Enif in practice: an example
M15 appears as a compact round haze in binoculars just beyond Enif.
Where readings of Enif go wrong
Enif is not one of the four Great Square corners despite being Pegasus's brightest-looking extension.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- IAU Division C Working Group on Star Names - Official IAU working group responsible for standardizing star names used in international astronomy.
- CDS SIMBAD Astronomical Database - Professional astronomical database for stellar identifiers, positions, classifications, and bibliography.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is Enif?
Enif is Epsilon Pegasi, an orange supergiant marking the muzzle of Pegasus west of the Great Square.
What does the name Enif mean?
Enif’s Arabic-derived name means nose, directly locating it in the traditional winged-horse figure.
What do people get wrong about Enif?
Enif is not one of the four Great Square corners despite being Pegasus's brightest-looking extension.
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