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π1 Pegasi (pi1 Pegasi)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 12:23 | Set: 22:02
Alt: 52.47°   Az: 100.87°   Direction: East

π1 Pegasi is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pegasus.

π1 Pegasi visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, π1 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.

Image of π1 Pegasi (pi1 Pegasi) star
DSS2 image of π1 Pegasi. The red arrow shows the motion of π1 Pegasi during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 10m 20s
+33° 17’ 46”
20h 57m 11s
19h 07m 32s

J2000

22h 09m 13s
+33° 10’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

87.93°
-18.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π1 Pegasi (pi1 Pegasi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.58
Giant

0.89
G8III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π1 Pegasi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π1 Pegasi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

π1 Pegasi 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 π1 Pegasi double sysyem:

5.58
11.38
5.8
70.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π1 Pegasi is distant 283.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

86.88
283.23
-6 km/s
-0.059 arcsec/y
-0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

π1 Pegasi
(pi1 Pegasi)
SAO72064
SAO72064

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π1 Pegasi (pi1 Pegasi) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.7°
Max altitude: 71.8°
Azimuth: 303.3°