32 Aquarii

32 Aquarii is a star in the constellation of Aquarius.

32 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its reltive faintness, 32 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 32 Aquarii:

Color of 32 Aquarii ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Aquarii 5.3

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 32 Aquarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 37°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Aquarii

32 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 32 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 04m 47s

Declination J2000 -00° 54’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 59.1°

Galactic Latitude -42.22°

Constellation Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Aquarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Aquarii.

Visibility of 32 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 32 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: 90.9° RISE 0:29

Max altitude: 37.6° TRANSIT 6:26

Azimuth: 269.1° SET 12:20

RIGHT NOW 32 Aquarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Aquarii is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 32 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 32 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

32 Aquarii is distant 231.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.92 pc

Distance (light year) 231.21 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Aquarii

32 Aquarii belongs to spectral class A5

Absolute magnitude 1.05

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature of 32 Aquarii 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 32 Aquarii

Flamsteed designation 32 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209625

SAO Catalogue SAO145853

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108991

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 4242

In Evidence

Other stars in Aquarius