Star profile

56 Pegasi

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

What is 56 Pegasi

56 Pegasi is an orange K-type giant whose light has travelled nearly six centuries before reaching our telescopes. It rides along the flank of the great winged horse, away from the famous Square of Pegasus but part of the same autumn landscape. When that light set out, European astronomers had not yet accepted that the Earth orbits the Sun.

Where it is and when to see it

56 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 64° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 31° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 65° S.

It ranks no. 22 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 590 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 56 Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 4.76
Distance: 592.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 346.778° · Dec 25.468°
Catalogue: HIP 114155 · HD 218356

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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