Enif vs Sadalsuud

Property Enif Sadalsuud
名称 8Eps Peg 22Bet Aqr
星座 Pegasus Aquarius
スペクトル型 Class K — K-type (Orange) Class G — G-type (Yellow)
見かけの等級 +2.38 +2.90
絶対等級 -4.25 -3.18
距離 690 ly 537 ly
質量 N/A N/A
半径 N/A N/A
温度 N/A N/A
光度 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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