28 Aquilae
28 Aquilae is a variable and multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Aquila.
28 Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its reltive faintness, 28 Aquilae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 28 Aquilae is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 28 Aquilae
28 Aquilae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 11.2°
Azimuth: 84.1°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 28 Aquilae
28 Aquilae 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 28 Aquilae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 28 Aquilae in the sky:
Visibility of 28 Aquilae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 28 Aquilae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 28 Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement
28 Aquilae is distant 347.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 28 Aquilae
28 Aquilae belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 28 Aquilae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
28 Aquilae star system properties
28 Aquilae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 28 Aquilae double sysyem: