Enif vs Sadalsuud

Property Enif Sadalsuud
Designation 8Eps Peg 22Bet Aqr
Constellation Pegasus Aquarius
Spectral Class Class K — K-type (Orange) Class G — G-type (Yellow)
Apparent Magnitude +2.38 +2.90
Absolute Magnitude -4.25 -3.18
Distance 690 ly 537 ly
Mass N/A N/A
Radius N/A N/A
Temperature N/A N/A
Luminosity N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are the brightest stars in their respective constellations — Pegasus and Aquarius.
  • Enif (K-type supergiant) produced a dramatic flare in 1972 that briefly made it nearly zero magnitude.
  • Sadalsuud (G-type yellow supergiant) traverses the Hertzsprung gap between the main sequence and the giant branch.
  • Enif is ~690 light-years away; Sadalsuud is ~540 light-years distant.
  • Both are relatively obscure stars elevated in fame only by being the brightest in their faint constellations.
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