ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae)

ψ Aquilae is a giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

ψ Aquilae visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, ψ Aquilae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ψ Aquilae:

Color of ψ Aquilae ⬤

Magnitude of ψ Aquilae 6.26

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ψ Aquilae

ψ Aquilae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ψ Aquilae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 44m 34s

Declination J2000 +13° 18’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 50.88°

Galactic Latitude -5.4°

Constellation Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ψ Aquilae in the sky:

Finder chart ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae) star

Simplified finder chart for ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae).

Visibility of ψ Aquilae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.7° RISE 21:08

Max altitude: 51.8° TRANSIT 4:18

Azimuth: 283.3° SET 11:25

RIGHT NOW ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of ψ Aquilae

The image below is a photograph of ψ Aquilae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ψ Aquilae is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ψ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Aquilae during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ψ Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement

ψ Aquilae is distant 808.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 248.14 pc

Distance (light year) 808.93 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ψ Aquilae

ψ Aquilae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature of ψ Aquilae 10516K

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

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

Alternative designations of ψ Aquilae

Bayer designation ψ Aquilae
(psi Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 48 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD186547

SAO Catalogue SAO105199

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 4059

In Evidence

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