Star · G5III
61 Peg
61 Peg is a giant star of spectral type G5III in the constellation Pegasus, 1,006 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 114844 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 1,006 light-years (308.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.94 |
| Spectral type | G5III |
| Surface temperature | 5,180 K |
| Luminosity | 258 L☉ |
| Radius | 19.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.44 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 15m 46.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 14′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.51); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1020. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 61 Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. 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.