Beta Pegasi
Sign in to saveAlso 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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Nomenclature
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