Star · G3V
85 Peg
85 Peg is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Pegasus, 40.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 914A · HIP 171 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 40.2 light-years (12.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.35 |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.694 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.874 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.913 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 02m 10.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 04′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 78.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.80). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 713 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 85 Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1288 4.48 light-years
- Gl 5 4.99 light-years
- GJ 3028 5.03 light-years
- SDSS J000013.54+255418.6 5.89 light-years
- WISE J003829.05+275852.1 6.31 light-years
- Gl 26 6.36 light-years
- HD 3651 7.90 light-years
- Gliese 12 9.67 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.