How to see it
Alkarab has a visual magnitude of about 4.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Alkarab: right ascension 23h 25m 23s, declination +23° 24′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Pegasus constellation (IAU figure Peg).
Catalog context
Alkarab. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 68Ups Peg, HIP 115623, HD 220657, Gaia DR3 2839853133694170880. In the SkyKeepsake Pegasus (Peg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2839853133694170880
- HIP
- 115623
- HD
- 220657
- gaia_dr3
- 2839853133694170880
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 68Ups Peg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.26