Star profile

15 Pegasi

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 15 Pegasi

15 Pegasi is a yellow-white F-type star, not far in colour from the Sun but a touch hotter, shining at just 89 light-years —astronomically close— within the famous quadrilateral of Pegasus. That relative nearness makes 15 Pegasi a neighbour of the solar district, one of those stars whose light takes less than a century to arrive and which we would see almost as our own Sun if we could draw closer.

Where it is and when to see it

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

From London it culminates about 67° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 27° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 61° S.

It ranks no. 53 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 90 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 15 Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 5.52
Distance: 89.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 328.125° · Dec 28.794°
Catalogue: HIP 107975 · HD 207978

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Other stars in Pegasus

Pegasus has 98 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 98 stars in Pegasus