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public  Kumbija, Gambia Kumbija, Gambia  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Banjul
Sunrise: 6:38 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 19:26
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Alkarab - υ Pegasi (upsilon Pegasi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:32 | Tran: 4:58 | Set: 11:19
Alt: -12.49°   Az: 61.80°   Direction: East-North-East

Alkarab, also designated as υ Pegasi (upsilon Pegasi), is a giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Pegasus.

Alkarab visual magnitude is 4.4. Because of its moderate brightness, Alkarab is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Alkarab - υ Pegasi (upsilon Pegasi) star
DSS2 image of Alkarab. The red arrow shows the motion of Alkarab during the next 1000 years (3.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 26m 39s
+23° 32’ 41”
16h 39m 13s
16h 05m 52s

J2000

23h 25m 22s
+23° 24’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

98.55°
-35.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Alkarab - υ Pegasi (upsilon Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.4
Giant

0.77
F8III
5929K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alkarab is distant 173.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

53.11
173.13
-11 km/s
0.193 arcsec/y
0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Alkarab
υ Pegasi
(upsilon Pegasi)
SAO91253
SAO91253

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Alkarab - υ Pegasi (upsilon Pegasi) rise, transit and set times from Kumbija, Gambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 66.5°
Max altitude: 79.7°
Azimuth: 293.5°