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15 Aquarii

Altitude: -25.5°   Azimuth: 297.4°   Direction: West-North-West

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

15 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its reltive faintness, 15 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 15 Aquarii:

5.82
Main-sequence

15 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -25.5°
Azimuth: 297.4°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 15 Aquarii

15 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 15 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

21h 18m 11s
-04° 31’ 09”
47.08°
-34.47°
Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 15 Aquarii in the sky:

Finder chart 15 Aquarii star
Simplified finder chart for 15 Aquarii.

Visibility of 15 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 15 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: 94.5°
Max altitude: 34.0°
Azimuth: 265.5°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 15 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 15 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 15 Aquarii is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 15 Aquarii star
DSS2 image of 15 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 15 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

15 Aquarii is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

300.30 pc
978.98 ly
-9 km/s
0.011 arcsec/year
0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 15 Aquarii

15 Aquarii belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.57
B5V
12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 15 Aquarii

SAO145278
SAO145278