74 Pegasi

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:37 | Tran: 1:08 | Set: 8:36

Alt: 19.30° Az: 273.23° Direction: West

74 Pegasi is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Pegasus.

74 Pegasi visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, 74 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 74 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 74 Pegasi during the next 1000 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 38m 54s

Declination +16° 57’ 44”

Hour Angle 05h 20m 25s

Sideral Time 04h 59m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 37m 39s

Declination +16° 49’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 98.66°

Galactic Latitude -42.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 74 Pegasi.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 74 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

74 Pegasi is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 74 Pegasi double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.26

Secondary star magnitude 10.76

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 98.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

74 Pegasi is distant 363.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.48

Distance (light year) 363.43

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 74 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222098

SAO Catalogue SAO108729

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116592

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 4954

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 74 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.0° RISE 17:37

Max altitude: 55.5° TRANSIT 1:08

Azimuth: 287.0° SET 8:36

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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