60 Pegasi

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:21 | Tran: 13:57 | Set: 22:33

Alt: -10.25° Az: 345.36° Direction: North-North-West

60 Pegasi is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pegasus.

60 Pegasi visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, 60 Pegasi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 60 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 60 Pegasi during the next 1000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 13m 02s

Declination +26° 59’ 02”

Hour Angle 10h 55m 11s

Sidereal Time 10h 08m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 11m 49s

Declination +26° 50’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.95°

Galactic Latitude -30.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.82

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 60 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

60 Pegasi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 60 Pegasi double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.17

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 231.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

60 Pegasi is distant 241.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.18

Distance (light year) 241.84

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.19 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.12"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 60 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218935

SAO Catalogue SAO91080

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114526

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 4580

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 60 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.0° RISE 5:21

Max altitude: 65.5° TRANSIT 13:57

Azimuth: 297.0° SET 22:33

Set Location

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