ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:49 | Tran: 2:00 | Set: 9:07

Alt: 27.78° Az: 255.98° Direction: West-South-West

ψ Aquilae is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Aquila.

ψ Aquilae visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, ψ 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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 45m 45s

Declination +13° 21’ 56”

Hour Angle 04h 07m 41s

Sidereal Time 23h 53m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 44m 34s

Declination +13° 18’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 50.88°

Galactic Latitude -5.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 808.93

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 76.6° RISE 18:49

Max altitude: 51.9° TRANSIT 2:00

Azimuth: 283.4° SET 9:07

Set Location

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