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60 Pegasi

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

60 Pegasi visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, 60 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 60 Pegasi:

6.17
Giant
60 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Pegasi

60 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 60 Pegasi are provided in the following table:

23h 11m 49s
+26° 50’ 49”
96.95°
-30.95°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Pegasi in the sky:

Finder chart 60 Pegasi star
Simplified finder chart for 60 Pegasi.

Visibility of 60 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 60 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: 63.2°
Max altitude: 65.4°
Azimuth: 296.8°
60 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Pegasi

The image below is a photograph of 60 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 60 Pegasi is -0.19 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.12 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 60 Pegasi star
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);

Distance of 60 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement

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.

74.18 pc
241.84 ly
-10 km/s
-0.19 arcsec/year
-0.12 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 60 Pegasi

60 Pegasi belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.82
G8III
4892K

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

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

60 Pegasi 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:

6.17
9.47
3.3
231.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of 60 Pegasi

SAO91080
SAO91080