60 Aquarii

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

60 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, 60 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 60 Aquarii:

Color of 60 Aquarii ⬤

Magnitude of 60 Aquarii 5.89

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 60 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Aquarii

60 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 60 Aquarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 34m 02s

Declination J2000 -01° 34’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 64.89°

Galactic Latitude -48.33°

Constellation Aquarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Aquarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 60 Aquarii.

Visibility of 60 Aquarii from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 91.6° RISE 5:09

Max altitude: 36.9° TRANSIT 10:59

Azimuth: 268.4° SET 16:50

RIGHT NOW 60 Aquarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Aquarii

The image below is a photograph of 60 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 60 Aquarii is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 60 Aquarii from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 443.54 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 60 Aquarii

60 Aquarii belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.22

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of 60 Aquarii 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

60 Aquarii 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

Alternative designations of 60 Aquarii

Flamsteed designation 60 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213789

SAO Catalogue SAO146160

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111394

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 5781

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