λ Aquilae (lambda Aquilae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:30 | Tran: 3:08 | Set: 8:42

Alt: -24.20° Az: 65.42° Direction: East-North-East

λ Aquilae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Aquila.

λ Aquilae visual magnitude is 3.44. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Aquilae (lambda Aquilae) star

DSS2 image of λ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Aquilae during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 07m 35s

Declination -04° 50’ 30”

Hour Angle 15h 45m 23s

Sidereal Time 10h 52m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 06m 14s

Declination -04° 52’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 30.26°

Galactic Latitude -5.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Aquilae (lambda Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.44

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.52

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Aquilae is distant 125.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.39

Distance (light year) 125.14

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.09"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Aquilae
(lambda Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 16 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177756

SAO Catalogue SAO143021

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93805

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4876

FK5 Catalogue 717

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 94.8° RISE 21:30

Max altitude: 33.7° TRANSIT 3:08

Azimuth: 265.2° SET 8:42

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila