R-Aqr (Star)

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

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From South El Monte , R-Aqr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name R-Aqr
Object type Star
Other names
R Aqr
R-Aqr
R Aquarii
HR 8992[1]
HD 222800
HIP 117054[5]
TYC 6404-77-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:23h43m49s [3]
Declination:−15°17'03" [3]
Constellation:Aquarius
Magnitude:
Variable
7.68 (V) [3]
9.15 (BT) [2]
7.81 (VT) [2]
B-V Color (mag):1.13
Proper motion (speed):41.9 mas/yr[1]
Proper motion (pos ang):128.0°

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