Star profile
38 Pegasi
Hot blue starWhat is 38 Pegasi
38 Pegasi is a hot blue star on the great square of Pegasus, that geometric figure which dominates the autumn sky of the northern hemisphere. Its B class places it among the hottest surfaces the human eye can perceive directly, far younger and more energetic than the Sun. Its light crosses some three hundred and sixty years to reach us: it left in the Spanish Golden Age.
Where it is and when to see it
38 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 71° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 24° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 57° S.
It ranks no. 65 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 360 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 38 Pegasi
- Constellation
- Pegasus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.64
- Distance
- 360.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 337.508° · Dec 32.573°
- Catalogue
- HIP 111068 · HD 213323
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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
- 20 Pegasi5.61
- 11 Pegasi5.63
- 73 Pegasi5.63
- 19 Pegasi5.65
- 4 Pegasi5.66