ν Pegasi (nu Pegasi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:49 | Tran: 23:13 | Set: 5:41

Alt: -32.15° Az: 343.90° Direction: North-North-West

ν Pegasi is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Pegasus.

ν Pegasi visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Pegasi during the next 1000 years (1.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 06m 55s

Declination +05° 10’ 46”

Hour Angle 11h 05m 28s

Sideral Time 09h 12m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 05m 40s

Declination +05° 03’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.37°

Galactic Latitude -38.64°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν Pegasi (nu Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Pegasi is distant 263.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.78

Distance (light year) 263.33

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.111 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.1"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Pegasi
(nu Pegasi)

Flamsteed designation 22 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209747

SAO Catalogue SAO127285

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109068

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 4800

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14020

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 84.8° RISE 16:49

Max altitude: 43.7° TRANSIT 23:13

Azimuth: 275.2° SET 5:41

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus