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π Aquilae (pi Aquilae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:56 | Tran: 9:55 | Set: 16:54
Alt: -25.94°   Az: 11.84°   Direction: North-North-East

π Aquilae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Aquila.

π Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, π 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 π Aquilae (pi Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of π Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Aquilae during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 49m 53s
+11° 52’ 48”
12h 43m 27s
08h 33m 20s

J2000

19h 48m 42s
+11° 48’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

50.08°
-7.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Aquilae (pi Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.72
Giant

-0.49
G2III
10125K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.72
6.22
0.5
1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Aquilae is distant 569.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

174.83
569.93
13 km/s
0.018 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

π Aquilae
(pi Aquilae)
SAO105282
SAO105282

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 78.1°
Max altitude: 50.4°
Azimuth: 281.9°