λ Pegasi (lambda Pegasi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:19 | Tran: 4:34 | Set: 12:45

Alt: 59.72° Az: 150.66° Direction: South-South-East

λ Pegasi is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pegasus.

λ Pegasi visual magnitude is 3.95. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Pegasi during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 47m 45s

Declination +23° 42’ 01”

Hour Angle 22h 57m 22s

Sidereal Time 21h 45m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 46m 31s

Declination +23° 33’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 89.26°

Galactic Latitude -31.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Pegasi (lambda Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.47

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Pegasi is distant 394.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.07

Distance (light year) 394.67

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Pegasi
(lambda Pegasi)

Flamsteed designation 47 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215665

SAO Catalogue SAO90775

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112440

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 4709

Gliese Catalogue NN 4295

FK5 Catalogue 859

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 66.3° RISE 20:19

Max altitude: 62.2° TRANSIT 4:34

Azimuth: 293.7° SET 12:45

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus