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ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae)

Altitude: 22.5°   Azimuth: 94.0°   Direction: East

ε Aquilae is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

ε Aquilae visual magnitude is 4.02. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Aquilae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ε Aquilae:

4.02
Giant

ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 22.5°
Azimuth: 94.0°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ε Aquilae

ε Aquilae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ε Aquilae are provided in the following table:

18h 59m 37s
+15° 04’ 05”
47.3°
5.04°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ε Aquilae in the sky:

Finder chart ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae) star
Simplified finder chart for ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae).

Visibility of ε Aquilae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.9°
Max altitude: 53.6°
Azimuth: 285.1°

Digitized Sky Survey image of ε Aquilae

The image below is a photograph of ε Aquilae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ε Aquilae is -0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.073 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ε Aquilae (epsilon Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of ε Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Aquilae during the next 10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ε Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement

ε Aquilae is distant 153.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 48 kilometers per second.

47.13 pc
153.63 ly
-48 km/s
-0.051 arcsec/year
-0.073 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ε Aquilae

ε Aquilae belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.65
K1III
4559K

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

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

ε Aquilae star system properties

ε Aquilae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ε Aquilae double sysyem:

4.02
9.92
5.9
131.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of ε Aquilae

ε Aquilae
(epsilon Aquilae)
SAO104318
SAO104318