φ Pegasi (phi Pegasi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:44 | Tran: 23:25 | Set: 7:11

Alt: 19.91° Az: 276.22° Direction: West

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

φ Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its faintness, φ Pegasi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of φ Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Pegasi during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 53m 45s

Declination +19° 15’ 29”

Hour Angle 05h 27m 44s

Sideral Time 05h 21m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 52m 29s

Declination +19° 07’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.18°

Galactic Latitude -41.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for φ Pegasi (phi Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.56

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Pegasi is distant 437.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.05

Distance (light year) 437.00

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ Pegasi
(phi Pegasi)

Flamsteed designation 81 Pegasi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223768

SAO Catalogue SAO108878

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117718

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 5231

FK5 Catalogue 898

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14735

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 70.7° RISE 15:44

Max altitude: 57.8° TRANSIT 23:25

Azimuth: 289.3° SET 7:11

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus