Biham - θ Pegasi (theta Pegasi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:41 | Tran: 7:14 | Set: 13:44

Alt: 44.84° Az: 178.62° Direction: South

Biham, also designated as θ Pegasi (theta Pegasi), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Pegasus.

Biham visual magnitude is 3.53. Because of its moderate brightness, Biham 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 Biham - θ Pegasi (theta Pegasi) star

DSS2 image of Biham. The red arrow shows the motion of Biham during the next 1000 years (4.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 11m 28s

Declination +06° 19’ 24”

Hour Angle 23h 56m 04s

Sidereal Time 22h 07m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 10m 12s

Declination +06° 11’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.41°

Galactic Latitude -38.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Biham - θ Pegasi (theta Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.53

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Biham is distant 96.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.61

Distance (light year) 96.54

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.276 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Biham

Bayer designation θ Pegasi
(theta Pegasi)

Flamsteed designation 26 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210418

SAO Catalogue SAO127340

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109427

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 4961

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9771

FK5 Catalogue 834

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14057

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 83.7° RISE 0:41

Max altitude: 44.8° TRANSIT 7:14

Azimuth: 276.3° SET 13:44

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus