Star · B9V
23 Peg
23 Peg is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Pegasus, 316.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 109056 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 316.9 light-years (97.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.75 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 10,770 K |
| Luminosity | 66.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.35 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 05m 34.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 57′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.69). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 1709. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 23 Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Antlia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 109454 13.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.