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δ Aquilae (delta Aquilae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:14 | Tran: 9:28 | Set: 15:42
Alt: -33.74°   Az: 18.97°   Direction: North-North-East

δ Aquilae is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Aquila.

δ Aquilae visual magnitude is 3.36. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Aquilae 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 δ Aquilae (delta Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of δ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Aquilae during the next 1000 years (4.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 26m 45s
+03° 09’ 57”
13h 02m 49s
08h 29m 34s

J2000

19h 25m 29s
+03° 06’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

39.62°
-6.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Aquilae (delta Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.36
Sub-giant

2.43
F3IV
7337K

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

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

Star System Properties

δ Aquilae 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 δ Aquilae double sysyem:

3.36
10.86
7.5
108.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Aquilae is distant 50.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

15.37
50.12
-30 km/s
0.257 arcsec/y
0.082"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Aquilae
(delta Aquilae)
SAO124603
SAO124603

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 86.8°
Max altitude: 41.7°
Azimuth: 273.2°