Star profile

63 Pegasi

Cool red star

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

What is 63 Pegasi

63 Pegasi is an M-type red giant in the winged horse, 419 light-years away. Its cool surface —barely above 3,500 degrees— gives it an unmistakable reddish tone. Pegasus is one of the great squares of the northern autumn, and 63 brings a slow flame among the brighter stars that outline the horse's silhouette. A deep ember within one of the most recognizable horses of the sky.

Where it is and when to see it

63 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 69° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 80° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 26° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 60° S.

It ranks no. 60 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 30° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 420 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 63 Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 5.58
Distance: 419.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 350.206° · Dec 30.415°
Catalogue: HIP 115271 · HD 220088

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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