ω1 Aquarii (omega1 Aquarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:49 | Tran: 6:34 | Set: 11:19

Alt: -48.04° Az: 324.38° Direction: South-South-West

ω1 Aquarii is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

ω1 Aquarii visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, ω1 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 ω1 Aquarii (omega1 Aquarii) star

DSS2 image of ω1 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of ω1 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 41m 06s

Declination -14° 04’ 49”

Hour Angle 10h 25m 19s

Sidereal Time 10h 06m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 39m 47s

Declination -14° 13’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.04°

Galactic Latitude -68.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω1 Aquarii (omega1 Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.94

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature 7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω1 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ω1 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω1 Aquarii is distant 133.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.02

Distance (light year) 133.72

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω1 Aquarii
(omega1 Aquarii)

Flamsteed designation 102 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222345

SAO Catalogue SAO165818

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116758

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 6471

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω1 Aquarii (omega1 Aquarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.1° RISE 1:49

Max altitude: 24.4° TRANSIT 6:34

Azimuth: 255.9° SET 11:19

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius