λ pegasi is a yellow giant with stellar classification g8ii-iii. with a mass of and radius that is , the star boasts a bolometric luminosity that is roughly . its apparent magnitude was calibrated in 1983 at 3.96, yielding an intrinsic brightness of -1.45. parallax calculations place the star at a distance of roughly 112 parsecs from earth, or 365 ± 10 light years away, about three times the distance of its line-of-sight double μ pegasi.