ξ-Aqr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ξ-Aqr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (EDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:28, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:06, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Aqr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h37m45s [4] |
| Declination: | −07°51'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 4.68 (V) [2] 4.89 (BT) [2] 4.70 (VT) [2] 4.64 (G) [4] 4.74 (BP) [4] 4.49 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 54.8 parsec 178.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 117.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 102.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.99 |
Sources