Star · B9V
21 Peg
21 Peg is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Pegasus, 705.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 108875 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 705.9 light-years (216.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.85 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 10,800 K |
| Luminosity | 292 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 03m 19.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 23′ 12″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.83). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1320. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 21 Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sextans. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.