85 Pegasi

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:49 | Tran: 23:27 | Set: 8:09

Alt: 15.96° Az: 293.87° Direction: West-North-West

85 Pegasi is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Pegasus.

85 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 85 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 85 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 85 Pegasi during the next 100 years (1.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 03m 26s

Declination +27° 13’ 11”

Hour Angle 06h 34m 27s

Sidereal Time 06h 37m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 02m 10s

Declination +27° 04’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 109.6°

Galactic Latitude -34.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 85 Pegasi.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.28

Spectral Type G5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.67

Temperature 5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 85 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 85 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

85 Pegasi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 85 Pegasi double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 8.85

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 75.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

85 Pegasi is distant 40.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 12.40

Distance (light year) 40.43

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.841 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.991"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 85 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224930

SAO Catalogue SAO91669

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP171

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 4734

Gliese Catalogue Gl 914 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14809

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS17175

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 85 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.8° RISE 14:49

Max altitude: 65.7° TRANSIT 23:27

Azimuth: 297.2° SET 8:09

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus