Star · Blue-white · Pegasus

Markab

54 Peg · HIP 113963

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 23:08 · south · 54°

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Where is Markab?

Times for LondonChange city

Look south, about 54° up at 23:08 in Pegasus.

Rises: 15:44
Highest: 23:08
Sets: 06:31
Best after dark: 23:08 · 54°

Can I see Markab tonight?

From London tonight, Markab is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 23:08, in the south at 54°.

At magnitude 2.5 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 Markab look like?

Markab looks blue-white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is B9III: hot blue-white giant (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 Markab

Markab is a star in Pegasus, shining at magnitude 2.5. Its spectral type, B9III, marks it as: hot blue-white giant (much hotter than the Sun).

Markab in Pegasus

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