A²-Aqr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , A²-Aqr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:28, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:14, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
A²-Aqr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 23h41m45s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°48'59" [4] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.82 (V) [2] 5.82 (BT) [2] 4.91 (VT) [2] 4.60 (G) [4] 5.02 (BP) [4] 4.04 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 218.6 parsec 712.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.78 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 14.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 87.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.87 |
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