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56 Aquarii
56 Aquarii is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquarius.
56 Aquarii visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, 56 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 56 Aquarii:
56 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -52.8°
Azimuth: 350.5°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 56 Aquarii
56 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 56 Aquarii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 56 Aquarii in the sky:
Visibility of 56 Aquarii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 56 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 56 Aquarii
The image below is a photograph of 56 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 56 Aquarii is 0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 56 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement
56 Aquarii is distant 633.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 56 Aquarii
56 Aquarii belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 56 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
