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public  Salimbao, Philippines Salimbao, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:34 
Transit: 11:48 
Sunset: 18:02
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φ Aquilae (phi Aquilae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:13 | Tran: 0:17 | Set: 6:21
Alt: -24.79°   Az: 73.75°   Direction: East-North-East

φ Aquilae is a sub-giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Aquila.

φ Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Aquilae (phi Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of φ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Aquilae during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 57m 26s
+11° 29’ 35”
16h 11m 11s
12h 08m 38s

J2000

19h 56m 14s
+11° 25’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

50.66°
-8.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Aquilae (phi Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.28
Sub-giant

1.28
A1IV
10252K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Aquilae is distant 205.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

63.13
205.81
-27 km/s
0.034 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Aquilae
(phi Aquilae)
SAO105438
SAO105438

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ Aquilae (phi Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Salimbao, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 78.5°
Max altitude: 85.7°
Azimuth: 281.5°