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public  Shiqiao, China Shiqiao, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:38 
Transit: 12:49 
Sunset: 20:01
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μ Aquilae (mu Aquilae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:10 | Tran: 1:28 | Set: 7:47
Alt: -25.81°   Az: 59.30°   Direction: East-North-East

μ Aquilae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Aquila.

μ Aquilae visual magnitude is 4.45. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Aquilae (mu Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of μ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Aquilae during the next 1000 years (3.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 35m 19s
+07° 26’ 09”
15h 25m 16s
11h 00m 36s

J2000

19h 34m 05s
+07° 22’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

44.41°
-6.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Aquilae (mu Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.45
Giant

1.80
K3III
4368K

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

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

Star System Properties

μ 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 μ Aquilae double sysyem:

4.45
9.45
5
177.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Aquilae is distant 110.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

33.90
110.51
-24 km/s
0.216 arcsec/y
-0.157"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Aquilae
(mu Aquilae)
SAO124799
SAO124799

Visibility from Your Location

Today's μ Aquilae (mu Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Shiqiao, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 82.6°
Max altitude: 62.7°
Azimuth: 277.4°