Beta Pegasi

Also known as Scheat, 53 Pegasi, V* bet Peg, bet Peg, 53 Peg, β Peg, β Pegasi, LTT 16769

star in the constellation Pegasus

Key facts

Constellation: Pegasus
Right ascension: 23 03 46.45746
Declination: +28 ° 04 ′ 58.0336 ″
Apparent magnitude v: 2.31 – 2.74
Evolutionary stage: AGB
Spectral type: M2.5II–IIIe
U b color index: +1.96
B v color index: +1.67
Variable type: Semi-regular

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 199
Radius: 95
Mass: 6
Image: Pegasus constellation map.svg

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catalog code: UBV M 26800
spectral class: Ma
stellar rotational velocity: 9.7
apparent magnitude: -2.379
parallax: 16.64
absolute magnitude: -1.541
radial velocity: 8.6
metallicity: -0.85
right ascension: 345.943572745
declination: 28.082787125
effective temperature: 3689
surface gravity: 10
right ascension component of proper motion: 187
declination component of proper motion: 136

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Beta Pegasi (β Pegasi, abbreviated Beta Peg, β Peg), formally named Scheat /ˈʃiːæt/, is a red giant star and the second-brightest star (after Epsilon Pegasi) in the constellation of Pegasus. It forms the upper right corner of the Great Square of Pegasus, a prominent rectangular asterism.

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