Star profile

78 Pegasi

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

What is 78 Pegasi

78 Pegasi is set within the great constellation of the winged horse, not far from the famous Square of Pegasus that dominates the autumn sky. It is an orange K-type star ageing quietly at just over two hundred and twenty-four light-years, a distance amounting to little more than a whisper in galactic terms. Its golden, steady light set out toward Earth in the days when great sailing ships were crossing the oceans of the eighteenth century.

Where it is and when to see it

78 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 October, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 68° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 79° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 27° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 61° S.

It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 34° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 220 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 78 Pegasi

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 4.93
Distance: 224.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 355.998° · Dec 29.361°
Catalogue: HIP 117073 · HD 222842

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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