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κ Pegasi (kappa Pegasi)

Altitude: -12.9°   Azimuth: 359.5°   Direction: North

κ Pegasi is a multiple sub-giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

κ Pegasi visual magnitude is 4.13. Because of its moderate brightness, κ Pegasi should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of κ Pegasi is 0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of κ Pegasi (kappa Pegasi) star
DSS2 image of κ Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Pegasi during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about κ Pegasi

4.13
Sub-giant

κ Pegasi (kappa Pegasi) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -12.9°
Azimuth: 359.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of κ Pegasi

κ Pegasi is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of κ Pegasi are provided in the following table:

21h 44m 38s
+25° 38’ 41”
78.41°
-20.67°
Pegasus

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

Finder chart κ Pegasi (kappa Pegasi) star
Simplified finder chart for κ Pegasi (kappa Pegasi).

Visibility of κ 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 κ Pegasi (kappa 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: 64.4°
Max altitude: 64.2°
Azimuth: 295.6°

Distance of κ Pegasi from the Sun and relative movement

κ Pegasi is distant 115.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

35.29 pc
115.03 ly
-8 km/s
0.034 arcsec/year
0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of κ Pegasi

κ Pegasi belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.39
F5IV
6724K

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

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

κ Pegasi star system properties

κ Pegasi is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ Pegasi double sysyem:

4.13
4.53
0.4
0.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of κ Pegasi

κ Pegasi
(kappa Pegasi)
SAO89949
SAO89949