Latest 108 Aquarii
108 Aquarii is a variable star in the constellation of Aquarius.
108 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its reltive faintness, 108 Aquarii should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 108 Aquarii:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 108 Aquarii
108 Aquarii is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 108 Aquarii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 108 Aquarii in the sky:
Visibility of 108 Aquarii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 108 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 108 Aquarii
The image below is a photograph of 108 Aquarii from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 108 Aquarii is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 108 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement
108 Aquarii is distant 320.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 108 Aquarii
108 Aquarii belongs to spectral class B9 108 Aquarii is also a SiSrCr chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 108 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
