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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:51
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Matar - η Pegasi (eta Pegasi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:41 | Tran: 7:51 | Set: 16:57
Alt: -2.28°   Az: 329.55°   Direction: North-North-West

Matar, also designated as η Pegasi (eta Pegasi), is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Pegasus.

Matar visual magnitude is 2.94. Because of its brightness, Matar is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Matar - η Pegasi (eta Pegasi) star
DSS2 image of Matar. The red arrow shows the motion of Matar during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 44m 11s
+30° 21’ 17”
09h 36m 17s
08h 20m 29s

J2000

22h 43m 00s
+30° 13’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

92.5°
-24.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Matar - η Pegasi (eta Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.94
Bright giant

-1.15
G2II
5106K

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

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

Star System Properties

Matar is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Matar double sysyem:

2.94
8.04
5.1
90.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Matar is distant 214.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

65.88
214.76
4 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Matar
η Pegasi
(eta Pegasi)
SAO90734
SAO90734

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 59.6°
Max altitude: 68.9°
Azimuth: 300.4°