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Libertas - ξ Aquilae (xi Aquilae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:27 | Tran: 10:08 | Set: 16:50
Alt: 19.59°   Az: 258.79°   Direction: West

Libertas, also designated as ξ Aquilae (xi Aquilae), is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Aquila.

Libertas visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, Libertas 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 Libertas - ξ Aquilae (xi Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of Libertas. The red arrow shows the motion of Libertas during the next 1000 years (1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 55m 27s
+08° 31’ 42”
04h 36m 34s
00h 32m 01s

J2000

19h 54m 14s
+08° 27’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

47.81°
-9.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Libertas - ξ Aquilae (xi Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.71
Giant

0.73
G9III
4626K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Libertas is distant 204.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

62.66
204.26
-42 km/s
0.101 arcsec/y
-0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Libertas
ξ Aquilae
(xi Aquilae)
SAO125210
SAO125210

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 81.5°
Max altitude: 47.0°
Azimuth: 278.5°