83 Aquarii

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:38 | Tran: 7:57 | Set: 13:17

Alt: 29.03° Az: 159.82° Direction: South-South-East

83 Aquarii is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

83 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, 83 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 83 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 83 Aquarii during the next 1000 years (2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 06m 28s

Declination -07° 33’ 22”

Hour Angle 22h 49m 09s

Sidereal Time 21h 55m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 05m 09s

Declination -07° 41’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.67°

Galactic Latitude -58.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 83 Aquarii.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.62

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 83 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 83 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

83 Aquarii 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 83 Aquarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.43

Secondary star magnitude 5.63

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

83 Aquarii is distant 188.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.77

Distance (light year) 188.33

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.129 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 83 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218060

SAO Catalogue SAO146498

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113996

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 6018

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16497

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 83 Aquarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.6° RISE 2:38

Max altitude: 31.0° TRANSIT 7:57

Azimuth: 262.4° SET 13:17

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius