Star profile

Beta Equuleus

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Beta Equuleus

β Equulei is a white star in the Little Horse, the second smallest constellation in the sky, scarcely larger than the Southern Cross. So tiny is it that its four principal stars fit within a fist held up to the sky. β Equulei is of A type —hot, young, crisp— and provides one of the few visible glints to that celestial colt's head riding alongside Pegasus.

Where it is and when to see it

Beta Equuleus lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.

It ranks no. 4 in brightness among the 12 stars of Equuleus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kitalpha, the brightest: it lies about 2° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 330 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Beta Equuleus

Constellation: Equuleus
Apparent magnitude: 5.16
Distance: 330.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 320.723° · Dec 6.811°
Catalogue: HIP 105570 · HD 203562

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Other stars in Equuleus

Equuleus has 12 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 12 stars in Equuleus