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9 Pegasi

Altitude: -11.8°   Azimuth: 41.3°   Direction: North-East

9 Pegasi is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

9 Pegasi visual magnitude is 4.34. Because of its moderate brightness, 9 Pegasi should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 9 Pegasi:

4.34
Supergiant

9 Pegasi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.8°
Azimuth: 41.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 9 Pegasi

9 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 9 Pegasi are provided in the following table:

21h 44m 30s
+17° 21’ 00”
71.98°
-26.51°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 9 Pegasi in the sky:

Finder chart 9 Pegasi star
Simplified finder chart for 9 Pegasi.

Visibility of 9 Pegasi from your location

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

Today's 9 Pegasi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.7°
Max altitude: 55.9°
Azimuth: 287.4°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 9 Pegasi

The image below is a photograph of 9 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 9 Pegasi is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 9 Pegasi star
DSS2 image of 9 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Pegasi during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 9 Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement

9 Pegasi is distant 900.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

276.24 pc
900.55 ly
-22 km/s
0.012 arcsec/year
-0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 9 Pegasi

9 Pegasi belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

-2.87
G5I
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 9 Pegasi

SAO107365
SAO107365