μ-Aqr (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , μ-Aqr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:09, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

Name μ-Aqr
Object type Star
Other names
μ-Aqr
Mu Aquarii
6-Aqr
6 Aquarii
HR 7990[1]
HD 198743
HIP 103045[3]
TYC 5757-1943-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h52m39s [2]
Declination:−08°58'59" [2]
Constellation:Aquarius
Magnitude:4.73 (V) [2]
5.10 (BT) [2]
4.76 (VT) [2]
Distance:48.2 parsec
157.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.29
Proper motion (speed):56.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):126.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.31

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