- 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 is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 689.6 light years away: 6524 trillion kilometres.