Homam is a blue-white star in the neck of Pegasus, between Markab and the horse’s head, one of the many lucky-star names of this sky.
At a glance
| type | blue-white star (class B) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 204 light-years (62.7 pc) |
| its light left it | 204 years ago |
| luminosity | 247 × the Sun |
| radius | 4.15 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 11,200 K |
| constellation | Pegasus (Winged Horse) |
Read off the piece’s own catalogue, the same values it draws with.
About Homam
It is a blue-white star of class B, hotter than the Sun and some way larger, giving out far more light. It is Zeta Pegasi, a hot young star of a common kind.
Its name comes from an Arabic phrase beginning saʿd, “luck”, like Biham, Matar and Sadalbari nearby, from a family of lucky-star names in Arabic tradition. It lies on the line of the horse’s neck, reaching from the Great Square out towards Enif.
What you see in the piece
From Earth Homam is one step along the neck of Pegasus. Fly out and the neck bends and breaks, its stars at very different depths.
Questions
How far away is Homam?
Homam is 204 light-years (62.7 pc) from the Sun, so its light left it 204 years ago.