71 Pegasi
71 Pegasi is a variable giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.
71 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its reltive faintness, 71 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 71 Pegasi:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 71 Pegasi
71 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 71 Pegasi are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 71 Pegasi in the sky:
Visibility of 71 Pegasi from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 71 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 71 Pegasi
The image below is a photograph of 71 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 71 Pegasi is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 71 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement
71 Pegasi is distant 574.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 71 Pegasi
71 Pegasi belongs to spectral class M5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
