χ Pegasi (chi Pegasi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:58 | Tran: 9:46 | Set: 17:35

Alt: 16.41° Az: 282.25° Direction: West-North-West

χ Pegasi is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Pegasus.

χ Pegasi visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Pegasi 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.

DSS2 image of χ Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Pegasi during the next 1000 years (1.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 15m 55s

Declination +20° 20’ 51”

Hour Angle 05h 55m 54s

Sidereal Time 06h 11m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 14m 36s

Declination +20° 12’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 111.3°

Galactic Latitude -41.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Pegasi (chi Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Pegasi is distant 325.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.90

Distance (light year) 325.67

Radial Speed -46 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.093 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Pegasi
(chi Pegasi)

Flamsteed designation 89 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1013

SAO Catalogue SAO91792

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1168

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 27

FK5 Catalogue 1004

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 99

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 69.7° RISE 1:58

Max altitude: 58.9° TRANSIT 9:46

Azimuth: 290.3° SET 17:35

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus