Star profile

19 Pegasi

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 19 Pegasi

19 Pegasi is an orange K-type star 541 light-years away, on the western flank of the Horse, well off the great square that defines the constellation. Its light —cooler and more golden than the Sun's— left around 1485, in the years before Columbus had crossed the Atlantic. It is one of those stars that only emerges under truly dark skies, well outside the tourist catalogue of Pegasus.

Where it is and when to see it

19 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 August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 47° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 58° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 48° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 82° S.

It ranks no. 66 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 540 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 19 Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 5.65
Distance: 541.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 330.288° · Dec 8.257°
Catalogue: HIP 108699 · HD 209167

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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