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69 Aquilae

Altitude: 16.3°   Azimuth: 116.9°   Direction: East-South-East

69 Aquilae is a giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

69 Aquilae visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, 69 Aquilae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 69 Aquilae:

4.91
Giant

69 Aquilae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.3°
Azimuth: 116.9°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 69 Aquilae

69 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 69 Aquilae are provided in the following table:

20h 29m 39s
-02° 53’ 08”
41.97°
-23.1°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 69 Aquilae in the sky:

Finder chart 69 Aquilae star
Simplified finder chart for 69 Aquilae.

Visibility of 69 Aquilae 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 69 Aquilae 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: 92.9°
Max altitude: 35.6°
Azimuth: 267.1°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 69 Aquilae

The image below is a photograph of 69 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 69 Aquilae is 0.073 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 69 Aquilae star
DSS2 image of 69 Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of 69 Aquilae during the next 10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 69 Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement

69 Aquilae is distant 190.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

58.55 pc
190.87 ly
-23 km/s
0.073 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 69 Aquilae

69 Aquilae belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.07
K2III
4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 69 Aquilae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 69 Aquilae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 69 Aquilae

SAO144495
SAO144495