12 Pegasi
12 Pegasi is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pegasus.
12 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its reltive faintness, 12 Pegasi should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 12 Pegasi is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 12 Pegasi
12 Pegasi is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 61.4°
Azimuth: 174.8°
Direction: South
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 12 Pegasi
12 Pegasi is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 12 Pegasi are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 12 Pegasi in the sky:
Visibility of 12 Pegasi from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 12 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 12 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement
12 Pegasi is distant 1,128.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 12 Pegasi
12 Pegasi belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.