73 Pegasi

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:41 | Tran: 6:29 | Set: 16:12

Alt: 2.18° Az: 327.39° Direction: South-West

73 Pegasi is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pegasus.

73 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, 73 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 73 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 73 Pegasi during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 35m 54s

Declination +33° 38’ 17”

Hour Angle 09h 18m 47s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 34m 38s

Declination +33° 29’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.06°

Galactic Latitude -26.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 73 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 73 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

73 Pegasi is distant 305.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.63

Distance (light year) 305.24

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 73 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221758

SAO Catalogue SAO73345

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116355

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 4667

FK5 Catalogue 3891

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 73 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.4° RISE 20:41

Max altitude: 72.2° TRANSIT 6:29

Azimuth: 303.6° SET 16:12

Set Location

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