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Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi)

Altitude: -12.3°   Azimuth: 16.5°   Direction: North-North-East

Sadalbari, also designated as μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi), is a giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

Sadalbari visual magnitude is 3.48. Because of its moderate brightness, Sadalbari should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of Sadalbari is 0.147 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi) star
DSS2 image of Sadalbari. The red arrow shows the motion of Sadalbari during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.70 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about Sadalbari

3.48
Giant

Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -12.3°
Azimuth: 16.5°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Sadalbari

Sadalbari is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Sadalbari are provided in the following table:

22h 50m 00s
+24° 36’ 06”
90.68°
-30.56°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Sadalbari in the sky:

Finder chart Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi) star
Simplified finder chart for Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi).

Visibility of Sadalbari from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Sadalbari - μ Pegasi (mu Pegasi) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.4°
Max altitude: 63.1°
Azimuth: 294.6°

Distance of Sadalbari from the Sun and relative movement

Sadalbari is distant 116.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

35.78 pc
116.64 ly
14 km/s
0.147 arcsec/year
-0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Sadalbari

Sadalbari belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.71
G8III
4917K

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

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

Alternative designations of Sadalbari

Sadalbari
μ Pegasi
(mu Pegasi)
SAO90816
SAO90816