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ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:52 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 10:10
Alt: 18.91°   Az: 92.17°   Direction: East

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.

Image of ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae) star
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

19h 45m 45s
+13° 21’ 56”
18h 54m 39s
14h 40m 24s

J2000

19h 44m 34s
+13° 18’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

50.88°
-5.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Aquilae (psi Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.26
Giant

-0.71
B9III
10516K

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

HR 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.

248.14
808.93
-18 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Aquilae
(psi Aquilae)
SAO105199
SAO105199

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°
Max altitude: 51.9°
Azimuth: 283.4°