Star · F5IV
κ Peg
κ Peg is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Pegasus, 111.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 107354 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 111.6 light-years (34.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.47 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,750 K |
| Luminosity | 22 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.43 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 44m 38.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 38′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.14). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Peg, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.50, 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):
- 2MASS J21395208+2148397 7.78 light-years
- HIP 109461 13.0 light-years
- HIP 108947 14.2 light-years
- HIP 107393 15.4 light-years
- GJ 4181 16.1 light-years
- PSO J323.1320+29.5308 16.2 light-years
- GJ 4182 17.1 light-years
- HIP 106305 17.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.