Star
Scheat
Red star · M2II-IIIvar
β Pegasi · Pegasus
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Beta Pegasi, formally named Scheat, is a red giant star and the second-brightest star 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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Key facts
Distance
~196 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.44
Spectral type
M2II-IIIvar
Luminosity
332 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−1.45
Catalogue
HIP 113881
Spectral type
M2II-IIIvar
True colour from its B–V index (1.66): a surface around 3600 K.
Did you know
- Scheat is also known as β Pegasi.
- Its spectral type M2II-IIIvar marks it as a red star.
- It lies in the constellation Pegasus.
