Matar
Star Matar (η Pegasi) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Pegasus | ||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 22 h 43 m 0.1 s | ||||||||||||||||
declination | + 30 ° 13 ′ 16 ″ | ||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 2.93 mag | ||||||||||||||||
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Spectral class | G2 II-III | ||||||||||||||||
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distance | 215 ly | ||||||||||||||||
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Matar (from Arabic سعد المطر, DMG saʿd al-maṭar 'luck (sstern) des rain') is the proper name of the star η Pegasi (Eta Pegasi), in the constellation Pegasus . Matar belongs to the spectral class G2II-III and has an apparent magnitude of +2.93 mag. Matar is about 215 light years from Earth ( Hipparcos database).