Star · F2V
3 Peg
3 Peg is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Pegasus, 259.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 106781 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 259.1 light-years (79.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.16 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,060 K |
| Luminosity | 4.63 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.44 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.47 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 37m 43.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 37′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.66); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1767. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 3 Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.33, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 106505 16.3 light-years
- HIP 105888 18.9 light-years
- TOI-5803 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.