Ancha - θ Aquarii (theta Aquarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:38 | Tran: 6:57 | Set: 12:17

Alt: -29.86° Az: 61.68° Direction: East-North-East

Ancha, also designated as θ Aquarii (theta Aquarii), is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Aquarius.

Ancha visual magnitude is 4.16. Because of its moderate brightness, Ancha is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Ancha - θ Aquarii (theta Aquarii) star

DSS2 image of Ancha. The red arrow shows the motion of Ancha during the next 1000 years (2.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 18m 10s

Declination -07° 39’ 20”

Hour Angle 15h 21m 31s

Sidereal Time 13h 39m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 16m 50s

Declination -07° 46’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 53.51°

Galactic Latitude -48.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Ancha - θ Aquarii (theta Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Ancha is distant 191.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.69

Distance (light year) 191.31

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.121 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Ancha

Bayer designation θ Aquarii
(theta Aquarii)

Flamsteed designation 43 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211391

SAO Catalogue SAO145991

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110003

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 5845

FK5 Catalogue 840

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 97.7° RISE 1:38

Max altitude: 30.9° TRANSIT 6:57

Azimuth: 262.3° SET 12:17

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius