Star profile
HIP 108060
What is HIP 108060
White, sharp, A-type, on the flank of Pegasus. At 236 light-years, its light crossed space while the United States was marking its first decade of independence and the French Revolution was gathering its storm. A-type stars like this one dominate amateur visual catalogues —bright, clean, undramatic.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 108060 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 58° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 69° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 70° S.
It ranks no. 69 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 108060
- Constellation
- Pegasus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.69
- Distance
- 235.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 328.406° · Dec 19.668°
- Catalogue
- HIP 108060 · HD 208108
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Other stars in Pegasus
Pegasus has 98 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EnifEpsilon Pegasi2.38
- ScheatBeta Pegasi2.44
- MarkabAlpha Pegasi2.49
- 19 Pegasi5.65
- 4 Pegasi5.66
- HIP 1144495.68
- 23 Pegasi5.69
- HIP 1119745.72