36 Aquilae

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:51 | Tran: 4:39 | Set: 10:24

Alt: -2.78° Az: 269.10° Direction: West

36 Aquilae is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Aquila.

36 Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, 36 Aquilae 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.

DSS2 image of 36 Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Aquilae during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 31m 59s

Declination -02° 44’ 02”

Hour Angle 06h 04m 05s

Sidereal Time 01h 36m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 30m 39s

Declination -02° 47’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34.93°

Galactic Latitude -10°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.91

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.75

Temperature 3453K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Aquilae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Aquilae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

36 Aquilae is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.08

Distance (light year) 502.31

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 36 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD183630

SAO Catalogue SAO143482

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95937

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4612

FK5 Catalogue 1509

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12093

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 36 Aquilae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 22:51

Max altitude: 35.8° TRANSIT 4:39

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 10:24

Set Location

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