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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:44  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
SunsetSet: 21:11 south
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11 Aquarii

Altitude: 33.6°   Azimuth: 186.7°   Direction: South

11 Aquarii is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquarius.

11 Aquarii visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, 11 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 11 Aquarii:

6.21
Main-sequence

11 Aquarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 33.6°
Azimuth: 186.7°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 11 Aquarii

11 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 11 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

21h 00m 33s
-04° 43’ 49”
44.3°
-30.75°
Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 11 Aquarii in the sky:

Finder chart 11 Aquarii star
Simplified finder chart for 11 Aquarii.

Visibility of 11 Aquarii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 11 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7°
Max altitude: 33.8°
Azimuth: 265.3°
11 Aquarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 11 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 11 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 11 Aquarii is 0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.137 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 11 Aquarii star
DSS2 image of 11 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Aquarii during the next 1000 years (0.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.28 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 11 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

11 Aquarii is distant 86.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

26.46 pc
86.24 ly
-17 km/s
0.051 arcsec/year
-0.137 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 11 Aquarii

11 Aquarii belongs to spectral class G1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.10
G1V
5853K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 11 Aquarii

SAO145022
SAO145022