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80 Pegasi

Altitude: -12.3°   Azimuth: 302.7°   Direction: West-North-West

80 Pegasi is a variable giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

80 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, 80 Pegasi should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 80 Pegasi is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.063 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 80 Pegasi star
DSS2 image of 80 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 80 Pegasi during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 80 Pegasi

5.79
Giant

80 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -12.3°
Azimuth: 302.7°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 80 Pegasi

80 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 80 Pegasi are provided in the following table:

23h 51m 21s
+09° 18’ 47”
99.09°
-50.75°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 80 Pegasi in the sky:

Finder chart 80 Pegasi star
Simplified finder chart for 80 Pegasi.

Visibility of 80 Pegasi from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 80 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.7°
Max altitude: 47.8°
Azimuth: 279.3°

Distance of 80 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement

80 Pegasi is distant 806.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

247.52 pc
806.93 ly
-9 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/year
-0.063 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 80 Pegasi

80 Pegasi belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.18
M3III
3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 80 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 80 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 80 Pegasi

SAO128421
SAO128421