39 Aquarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:24 | Tran: 7:09 | Set: 11:54

Alt: -42.62° Az: 308.74° Direction: North-West

39 Aquarii is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

39 Aquarii visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, 39 Aquarii 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 39 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 39 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 13m 47s

Declination -14° 04’ 03”

Hour Angle 09h 34m 52s

Sidereal Time 07h 48m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 12m 25s

Declination -14° 11’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.03°

Galactic Latitude -50.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 39 Aquarii.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.84

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 39 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 39 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

39 Aquarii is distant 141.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.48

Distance (light year) 141.74

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 39 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210705

SAO Catalogue SAO164923

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109624

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 6229

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14068

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 39 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.1° RISE 2:24

Max altitude: 24.5° TRANSIT 7:09

Azimuth: 255.9° SET 11:54

Set Location

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