16 Pegasi
16 Pegasi is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.
16 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its reltive faintness, 16 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 16 Pegasi is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 16 Pegasi
16 Pegasi is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 64.4°
Azimuth: 183.0°
Direction: South
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Pegasi
16 Pegasi is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 16 Pegasi are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Pegasi in the sky:
Visibility of 16 Pegasi from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 16 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 16 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement
16 Pegasi is distant 511.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 16 Pegasi
16 Pegasi belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
