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Bunda - ξ Aquarii (xi Aquarii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:08 | Tran: 16:27 | Set: 21:46
Alt: -44.73°   Az: 19.92°   Direction: North-North-East

Bunda, also designated as ξ Aquarii (xi Aquarii), is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Aquarius.

Bunda visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, Bunda 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 Bunda - ξ Aquarii (xi Aquarii) star
DSS2 image of Bunda. The red arrow shows the motion of Bunda during the next 1000 years (1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 39m 04s
-07° 44’ 27”
12h 56m 33s
10h 35m 38s

J2000

21h 37m 45s
-07° 51’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

46.45°
-40.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Bunda - ξ Aquarii (xi Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.69
Main-sequence

1.00
A7V
8403K

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

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

Star System Properties

Bunda 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 Bunda double sysyem:

4.69
6.69
2
0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Bunda is distant 178.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

54.76
178.53
-21 km/s
0.116 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Bunda
ξ Aquarii
(xi Aquarii)
SAO145537
SAO145537

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 97.7°
Max altitude: 30.8°
Azimuth: 262.3°