53 Aquarii

53 Aquarii is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquarius.

53 Aquarii visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 53 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 53 Aquarii:

Color of 53 Aquarii ⬤

Magnitude of 53 Aquarii 6.35

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 53 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Aquarii

53 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 53 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 26m 34s

Declination J2000 -16° 44’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 42.55°

Galactic Latitude -54.98°

Constellation Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Aquarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 53 Aquarii.

Visibility of 53 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 53 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: 106.7° RISE 2:30

Max altitude: 21.8° TRANSIT 7:00

Azimuth: 253.3° SET 11:30

RIGHT NOW 53 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 53 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 53 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 53 Aquarii is 0.223 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 53 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Aquarii during the next 1000 years (3.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 53 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

53 Aquarii is distant 65.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.08 pc

Distance (light year) 65.46 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.223 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Aquarii

53 Aquarii belongs to spectral class G1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.84

Spectral Type G1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.61

Temperature of 53 Aquarii 5929K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

53 Aquarii star system properties

53 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 53 Aquarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 6.55

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 3.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of 53 Aquarii

Flamsteed designation 53 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212698

SAO Catalogue SAO165078

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 6521

Gliese Catalogue Gl 859 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15934

In Evidence

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