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Sunset: 17:14
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12 Aquarii

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:53 | Tran: 11:22 | Set: 16:51
Alt: -16.68°   Az: 77.93°   Direction: East-North-East

12 Aquarii is a multiple giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Aquarius.

12 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, 12 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.

Image of 12 Aquarii star
DSS2 image of 12 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 05m 24s
-05° 43’ 19”
16h 41m 10s
13h 46m 35s

J2000

21h 04m 04s
-05° 49’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

43.66°
-32.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 12 Aquarii.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.89
Giant

G4III
5671K

Star System Properties

12 Aquarii is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 12 Aquarii double sysyem:

5.89
7.79
1.9
2.7 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO145065
SAO145065

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 12 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.7°
Max altitude: 32.8°
Azimuth: 264.3°