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Proper Name	Scheat
Bayer Designation	Beta Pegasi
Flamsteed Number	53 Pegasi
HR (BSC)	8775
HD	217906
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	23h 3m 46s
Declination	+28° 4' 58"
Distance	196 light years 60 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.5 Absolute: -1.4
Spectral Class	M2.5II-III Red Giant
Optimum Visibility	September
Notes	This ancient red giant star marks the northwestern corner of the Square of Pegasus in the skies of Earth. It is an unpredictable semiregular variable that can reach an apparent magnitude of +2.3 at its brightest, outshining Markab, the Alpha star of Pegasus that lies directly to the south.

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