- Stars with a name
- Enif
Enif
ε Pegasi
Enif is an orange supergiant, in the constellation Pegasus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1336.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in July, August, September, October, and November.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.38.
What it’s like
It gives off 4,349 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 3,500 degrees Celsius.
It is 689.6 light years away: 6524 trillion kilometres.