main-sequence star · B8V
Homam
Homam is a blue main-sequence star (spectral type B8V) about 204 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.4 it is easy to see even from a city.
A star in Pegasus.
Its light output is roughly 150 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in August.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 204 light-years
- Spectral type
- B8V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.4 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 150 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 22h 41m, declination 10.8°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.