60 Aquarii

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:03 | Tran: 7:54 | Set: 13:45

Alt: 30.99° Az: 143.28° Direction: South-East

60 Aquarii is a multiple giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Aquarius.

60 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, 60 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 60 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 60 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 35m 21s

Declination -01° 26’ 33”

Hour Angle 21h 56m 37s

Sidereal Time 20h 31m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 34m 02s

Declination -01° 34’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 64.89°

Galactic Latitude -48.33°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.22

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 60 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

60 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 60 Aquarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.89

Secondary star magnitude 10.29

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 98.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

60 Aquarii is distant 443.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.05

Distance (light year) 443.54

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 60 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213789

SAO Catalogue SAO146160

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111394

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 5781

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 60 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.4° RISE 2:03

Max altitude: 37.1° TRANSIT 7:54

Azimuth: 268.6° SET 13:45

Set Location

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