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33 Pegasi

Altitude: -17.5°   Azimuth: 354.1°   Direction: North

33 Pegasi is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.

33 Pegasi visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, 33 Pegasi should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 33 Pegasi:

6.04
Main-sequence

33 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -17.5°
Azimuth: 354.1°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 33 Pegasi

33 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 33 Pegasi are provided in the following table:

22h 23m 39s
+20° 50’ 53”
82.41°
-30.16°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 33 Pegasi in the sky:

Finder chart 33 Pegasi star
Simplified finder chart for 33 Pegasi.

Visibility of 33 Pegasi from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 33 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.2°
Max altitude: 59.4°
Azimuth: 290.8°
33 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 33 Pegasi

The image below is a photograph of 33 Pegasi from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 33 Pegasi is 0.337 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 33 Pegasi star
DSS2 image of 33 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Pegasi during the next 1000 years (5.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.25 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 33 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement

33 Pegasi is distant 110.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

33.90 pc
110.51 ly
-23 km/s
0.337 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 33 Pegasi

33 Pegasi belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.39
F7V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

33 Pegasi star system properties

33 Pegasi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 33 Pegasi double sysyem:

6.04
8.24
2.2
78.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of 33 Pegasi

SAO90462
SAO90462