η Scuti (eta Scuti)

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:38 | Tran: 1:16 | Set: 6:54

Alt: 33.65° Az: 223.86° Direction: South-West

η Scuti is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scutum.

η Scuti visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, η Scuti 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.

DSS2 image of η Scuti. The red arrow shows the motion of η Scuti during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 58m 25s

Declination -05° 48’ 38”

Hour Angle 02h 21m 45s

Sidereal Time 21h 20m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 57m 03s

Declination -05° 50’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 28.36°

Galactic Latitude -3.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Scuti is distant 206.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 93 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.41

Distance (light year) 206.72

Radial Speed -93 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Scuti
(eta Scuti)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175751

SAO Catalogue SAO142838

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93026

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 4976

Visibility from Your Location

Today's η Scuti (eta Scuti) rise, transit and set times from Longmont, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Denver):

Azimuth: 95.8° RISE 19:38

Max altitude: 44.0° TRANSIT 1:16

Azimuth: 264.2° SET 6:54

Name:	Longmont, United States
Latitude:	40° 10' 1.9" N
Longitude:	105° 6' 7.2" W
Timezone:	America/Denver

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