Star
Enif
Orange star · K2Ibvar
ε Pegasi · Pegasus
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Epsilon Pegasi, formally named Enif, is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Pegasus.
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Key facts
Distance
~690 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.38
Spectral type
K2Ibvar
Luminosity
4,349 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−4.25
Catalogue
HIP 107315
Spectral type
K2Ibvar
True colour from its B–V index (1.52): a surface around 3800 K.
Did you know
- Enif is also known as ε Pegasi.
- Its spectral type K2Ibvar marks it as a orange star.
- It lies in the constellation Pegasus.
