41 Aquarii

41 Aquarii is a multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Aquarius.

41 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its reltive faintness, 41 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 41 Aquarii:

Color of 41 Aquarii ⬤

Magnitude of 41 Aquarii 5.32

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 41 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 41 Aquarii

41 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 41 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 14m 17s

Declination J2000 -21° 04’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 33.83°

Galactic Latitude -53.78°

Constellation Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 41 Aquarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 41 Aquarii.

Visibility of 41 Aquarii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 41 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 6:53

Max altitude: 17.4° TRANSIT 10:55

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 14:58

RIGHT NOW 41 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 41 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 41 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 41 Aquarii is 0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.066 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 41 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 41 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

41 Aquarii is distant 281.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.28 pc

Distance (light year) 281.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.066 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 41 Aquarii

41 Aquarii belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.8

Temperature of 41 Aquarii 5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

41 Aquarii star system properties

41 Aquarii is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 41 Aquarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.32

Secondary star magnitude 6.92

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 5.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 41 Aquarii

Flamsteed designation 41 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210960

SAO Catalogue SAO190986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109786

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 6180

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15753

How to support us

In Evidence

Other stars in Aquarius