Star · Blue-white · Pegasus

Algenib

88 Peg · HIP 1067

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 00:15 · south · 54°

Join the waitlistSkyMate is coming to iPhone

Where is Algenib?

Times for LondonChange city

Look south, about 54° up at 00:15 in Pegasus.

Rises: 16:53
Highest: 00:16
Sets: 07:40
Best after dark: 00:15 · 54°

Can I see Algenib tonight?

From London tonight, Algenib is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 00:15, in the south at 54°.

At magnitude 2.8 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Algenib look like?

Algenib looks blue-white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is B2IV: hot blue-white subgiant (much hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Algenib

Algenib is a star in Pegasus, shining at magnitude 2.8. Its spectral type, B2IV, marks it as: hot blue-white subgiant (much hotter than the Sun).

Algenib in Pegasus

Its constellationPegasus Another starSirius Another starCanopus 14° awayAlpheratz GuideStargazing for beginners ToolMoon phase & visibility tool

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences