ω2 Aquilae (omega2 Aquilae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:51 | Tran: 4:52 | Set: 11:49

Alt: 24.21° Az: 102.19° Direction: East-South-East

ω2 Aquilae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aquila.

ω2 Aquilae visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, ω2 Aquilae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ω2 Aquilae (omega2 Aquilae) star

DSS2 image of ω2 Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ω2 Aquilae during the next 10000 years (7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 21m 04s

Declination +11° 35’ 00”

Hour Angle 19h 37m 57s

Sidereal Time 14h 59m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 19m 53s

Declination +11° 32’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 46.42°

Galactic Latitude -0.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω2 Aquilae (omega2 Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.36

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω2 Aquilae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ω2 Aquilae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω2 Aquilae is distant 278.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.40

Distance (light year) 278.39

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω2 Aquilae
(omega2 Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 29 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD181383

SAO Catalogue SAO104728

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95002

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3802

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω2 Aquilae (omega2 Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.4° RISE 21:51

Max altitude: 50.1° TRANSIT 4:52

Azimuth: 281.6° SET 11:49

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila