τ²-Aqr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ²-Aqr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:36, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:59, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
τ²-Aqr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 22h49m35s [4] |
| Declination: | −13°35'34" [4] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.04 (V) [2] 6.09 (BT) [2] 4.21 (VT) [2] 3.35 (G) [4] 4.35 (BP) [4] 2.53 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 99.8 parsec 325.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.60 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 40.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 199.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.95 |
Sources