ν Aquilae (nu Aquilae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:03 | Tran: 5:07 | Set: 11:07

Alt: 33.16° Az: 216.12° Direction: South-West

ν Aquilae is a variable and double supergiant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Aquila.

ν Aquilae visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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.

DSS2 image of ν Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Aquilae during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 27m 48s

Declination +00° 23’ 27”

Hour Angle 01h 58m 16s

Sidereal Time 21h 26m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 26m 31s

Declination +00° 20’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.26°

Galactic Latitude -7.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Aquilae (nu Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.66

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -8.10

Spectral Type F2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

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

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

Star System Properties

ν 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 ν Aquilae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.66

Secondary star magnitude 8.86

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 201 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Aquilae is distant 11,642.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 3,571.43

Distance (light year) 11,642.86

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Aquilae
(nu Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 32 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182835

SAO Catalogue SAO124628

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95585

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 4206

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12021

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 89.6° RISE 23:03

Max altitude: 38.9° TRANSIT 5:07

Azimuth: 270.4° SET 11:07

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila