χ Aquarii (chi Aquarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:48 | Tran: 6:11 | Set: 11:31

Alt: -38.06° Az: 315.58° Direction: South-South-West

χ Aquarii is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Aquarius.

χ Aquarii visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its faintness, χ 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 χ Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Aquarii during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 10s

Declination -07° 35’ 14”

Hour Angle 09h 44m 54s

Sidereal Time 09h 03m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 16m 50s

Declination -07° 43’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 69.45°

Galactic Latitude -60.36°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Aquarii is distant 640.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.46

Distance (light year) 640.47

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Aquarii
(chi Aquarii)

Flamsteed designation 92 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219576

SAO Catalogue SAO146612

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114939

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 6076

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Chi Aqr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Aquarii (chi 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 0:48

Max altitude: 30.9° TRANSIT 6:11

Azimuth: 262.4° SET 11:31

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius