Orange supergiant · Pegasus

Enif

Also known as: ε Pegasi (ε Peg), HIP 107315

mag 2.4690 light-years

About

Enif (ε Pegasi) is an orange supergiant of magnitude 2.4 in Pegasus, about 690 light-years away.

Enif is in the constellation Pegasus.
Best evenings: around early October it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 70° S.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesEasy, even from town. Its orange-red tint is plain to see.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Enif
Designation	ε Pegasi (ε Peg)
Hipparcos number	HIP 107315
Type	Orange supergiant
Spectral type	K2Ibvar
Colour	Orange-redB−V colour index 1.52
Magnitude	2.4The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	690 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1340.
Proper motion	0.030″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension (J2000)	21h 44m 11.2s
Declination (J2000)	+09° 52′ 30″