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Other stars in Aquila
- Altair
- Tarazed
- Okab
- θ Aquilae
- δ Aquilae
- λ Aquilae
- Alshain
- η Aquilae
- 12 Aquilae
- ε Aquilae
- 71 Aquilae
- ι Aquilae
- μ Aquilae
- ν Aquilae
- Libertas
- 70 Aquilae
- 69 Aquilae
- κ Aquilae
- ρ Aquilae
- 26 Aquilae
- 4 Aquilae
- 36 Aquilae
- 18 Aquilae
- 23 Aquilae
- ο Aquilae
- 37 Aquilae
- 21 Aquilae
- 31 Aquilae
- σ Aquilae
- 19 Aquilae
- 11 Aquilae
- χ Aquilae
- φ Aquilae
- ω1 Aquilae
- HR7794
- 20 Aquilae
- HR7165
- 51 Aquilae
- 14 Aquilae
- 15 Aquilae
- 42 Aquilae
- 66 Aquilae
- 27 Aquilae
- τ Aquilae
- 28 Aquilae
- HR7407
- HR7135
- HR7300
- 22 Aquilae
- 58 Aquilae
- HR7307
- HR7575
- HR7664
- 45 Aquilae
- 62 Aquilae
- π Aquilae
- HR7389
- 56 Aquilae
- 35 Aquilae
- HR7214
- HR7349
- HR7397
- HR7637
- 10 Aquilae
- 5 Aquilae
- HR7648
- υ Aquilae
- HR7456
- 64 Aquilae
- HR7486
- ω2 Aquilae
- HR7541
- HR7415
- HR7768
- HR7243
- HR7412
- 8 Aquilae
- HR7809
- HR7559
- HR7569
- 68 Aquilae
- HR7803
- HR7598
- HR7636
- HR7313
- HR7163
- HR7143
- HR7878
- HR7404
- HR7562
- HR7085
- ψ Aquilae
- HR7717
- HR7208
- HR7347
- HR7700
- HR7353
- HR7396
- HR7325
- HR7671
- HR7269
- HR7680
- HR7432
- 46 Aquilae
- HR7354
- HR7471
- HR7438
- HR7449
- 24 Aquilae
- HR7693
- HR7542
- HR7681
- HR7516
- HR7288
- 57 Aquilae
- HR7599
- HR7554
- HR7366
- HR7231
- HR7580
- HR7572
- HR7099
- HR7245
- HR7402
- HR7772
- HR7357
- HR7445
- HR7661
- HR7219
- HR7173
- HR7220
68 Aquilae
68 Aquilae is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquila.
68 Aquilae visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, 68 Aquilae 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 68 Aquilae:
68 Aquilae is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -14.2°
Azimuth: 282.8°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 68 Aquilae
68 Aquilae 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 68 Aquilae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 68 Aquilae in the sky:
Visibility of 68 Aquilae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 68 Aquilae 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 68 Aquilae
The image below is a photograph of 68 Aquilae 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 68 Aquilae is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 68 Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement
68 Aquilae is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 68 Aquilae
68 Aquilae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Aquilae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
68 Aquilae star system properties
68 Aquilae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 68 Aquilae double sysyem: