Star profile

Scheat

Beta Pegasi · Pegasus

Variable star

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

What is Scheat

Scheat marks one of the corners of the Great Square of Pegasus and takes its name from the Arabic word for «leg» or «shin». It is a red variable giant: an ancient star pulsing slowly, shifting in brightness over months like a tired heart. At 196 light-years, its reddish light set out when Napoleon was still only a shadow in European history books.

Where it is and when to see it

Scheat 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 67° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 28° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 62° S.

It ranks no. 2 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 26° 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 Scheat

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 2.44
Distance: 196.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 345.944° · Dec 28.083°
Catalogue: HIP 113881 · HD 217906

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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