107 Aquarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:06 | Tran: 1:29 | Set: 5:48

Alt: -29.04° Az: 83.48° Direction: East

107 Aquarii is a double giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

107 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, 107 Aquarii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 107 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 107 Aquarii during the next 1000 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 47m 17s

Declination -18° 32’ 26”

Hour Angle 16h 25m 28s

Sideral Time 16h 12m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 46m 00s

Declination -18° 40’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.82°

Galactic Latitude -72.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 107 Aquarii.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 107 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 107 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

107 Aquarii is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 107 Aquarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.29

Secondary star magnitude 6.29

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 6.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

107 Aquarii is distant 212.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.06

Distance (light year) 212.10

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 107 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223024

SAO Catalogue SAO165867

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117218

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 6506

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16979

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 107 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 21:06

Max altitude: 20.0° TRANSIT 1:29

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 5:48

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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