λ Aquarii (lambda Aquarii)

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:46 | Tran: 3:45 | Set: 9:47

Alt: 25.51° Az: 262.04° Direction: West

λ Aquarii is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

λ Aquarii visual magnitude is 3.74. Because of its moderate brightness, λ Aquarii 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 λ Aquarii (lambda Aquarii) star

DSS2 image of λ Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Aquarii during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 53m 56s

Declination -07° 26’ 37”

Hour Angle 04h 17m 23s

Sidereal Time 03h 11m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 52m 36s

Declination -07° 34’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.19°

Galactic Latitude -55.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Aquarii (lambda Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.74

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Aquarii is distant 391.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.05

Distance (light year) 391.36

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Aquarii
(lambda Aquarii)

Flamsteed designation 73 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216386

SAO Catalogue SAO146362

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112961

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 5968

FK5 Catalogue 864

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Lam Aqr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Aquarii (lambda Aquarii) rise, transit and set times from Hithadhoo, Maldives are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Indian/Maldives):

Azimuth: 97.4° RISE 21:46

Max altitude: 83.2° TRANSIT 3:45

Azimuth: 262.6° SET 9:47

Name:	Hithadhoo, Maldives
Latitude:	0° 36' 0.0" S
Longitude:	73° 4' 59.9" E
Timezone:	Indian/Maldives

Set Location

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