Star profile
Homam
Zeta Pegasi · Pegasus
Hot blue starWhat is Homam
Homam is a hot blue star on the neck of Pegasus, its name drawn from an Arabic phrase associated with «the lucky horse». At 204 light-years, its blue-white light reaches us from a century when constellations were still learned from handwritten almanacs. Modest but unmistakable, it serves as a hinge between the great rectangle of Pegasus and the fainter stars marking the horse's head.
Where it is and when to see it
Homam 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 49° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 60° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 79° S.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 200 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Homam
- Constellation
- Pegasus
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.41
- Distance
- 204.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 340.365° · Dec 10.831°
- Catalogue
- HIP 112029 · HD 214923
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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
- AlgenibGamma Pegasi2.83
- MatarEta Pegasi2.93
- SadalbariMu Pegasi3.51
- BihamTheta Pegasi3.52
- Iota Pegasi3.77