12 Pegasi

12 Pegasi
Location of 12 Pegasi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 46m 04.364s
Declination +22° 56 55.96
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.266
Characteristics
Spectral type K0IbHdel0.5
U−B color index +1.33
B−V color index +1.41
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.299 mas/yr
Dec.: −2.478 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.3673±0.1279 mas
Distance1,380 ± 70 ly
(420 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.03
Details
Mass6.3 M
Radius81 R
Luminosity1,722–1,820 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.11 cgs
Temperature4,185 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)19.5 km/s
Age19.8 Myr
Other designations
12 Peg, HR 8321, HD 207089, BD+22°4472, HIP 107472, SAO 89962
Database references
SIMBADdata

12 Pegasi is a K-type supergiant star in the constellation of Pegasus. It has a spectral type of K0Ib Hdel0.5, which indicates that it is a less luminous K-type supergiant with strong H-δ Balmer lines. The star has expanded to 81 times the radius of the Sun, and has an effective temperature of 4,185 K.