30 Aquarii
30 Aquarii is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Aquarius.
30 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its reltive faintness, 30 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 30 Aquarii:
30 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -3.5°
Azimuth: 96.1°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 30 Aquarii
30 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 30 Aquarii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 30 Aquarii in the sky:

Visibility of 30 Aquarii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 30 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 30 Aquarii
The image below is a photograph of 30 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 30 Aquarii is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 30 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement
30 Aquarii is distant 271.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 30 Aquarii
30 Aquarii belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 30 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
