Star profile

Xi Pegasi

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

What is Xi Pegasi

Xi Pegasi is a yellow-white type F star lying only 53 light-years away, which makes it one of the Sun's relatively close neighbours. Hotter and more luminous than our own star, it shines in the head of the winged horse and shares a system with a lower-mass companion in a long orbital waltz. To the naked eye it looks like a single light; a decent telescope splits the pair.

Where it is and when to see it

Xi 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 51° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 61° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 44° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 78° S.

It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 53 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Xi Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 4.20
Distance: 53.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 341.673° · Dec 12.173°
Catalogue: HIP 112447 · HD 215648

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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