ο Aquilae (omicron Aquilae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:00 | Tran: 4:56 | Set: 11:47

Alt: 39.65° Az: 131.43° Direction: South-East

ο Aquilae is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Aquila.

ο Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, ο 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 ο Aquilae (omicron Aquilae) star

DSS2 image of ο Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Aquilae during the next 1000 years (4.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 52m 14s

Declination +10° 28’ 54”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 11s

Sidereal Time 17h 28m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 51m 01s

Declination +10° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 49.14°

Galactic Latitude -8.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ο Aquilae (omicron Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.67

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature 6170K

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

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

Star System Properties

ο Aquilae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ο Aquilae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.11

Secondary star magnitude 13.41

Magnitude difference 8.3

Separation 14.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ο Aquilae is distant 63.22 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 19.39

Distance (light year) 63.22

Proper Motion RA 0.242 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.139"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ο Aquilae
(omicron Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 54 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD187691

SAO Catalogue SAO105338

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97675

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 4073

Gliese Catalogue Gl 768.1A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS13012

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.5° RISE 22:00

Max altitude: 49.0° TRANSIT 4:56

Azimuth: 280.5° SET 11:47

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila