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ψ2 Aquarii (psi2 Aquarii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:18 | Tran: 8:30 | Set: 13:42
Alt: -0.69°   Az: 103.73°   Direction: East-South-East

ψ2 Aquarii is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

ψ2 Aquarii visual magnitude is 4.39. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ2 Aquarii is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ψ2 Aquarii (psi2 Aquarii) star
DSS2 image of ψ2 Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ2 Aquarii during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 19m 13s
-09° 02’ 36”
18h 41m 34s
18h 00m 47s

J2000

23h 17m 54s
-09° 10’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

67.62°
-61.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ2 Aquarii (psi2 Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.39
Main-sequence

-0.58
B5V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ2 Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ2 Aquarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ2 Aquarii is distant 321.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

98.72
321.82
-6 km/s
0.021 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ2 Aquarii
(psi2 Aquarii)
SAO146620
SAO146620

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ2 Aquarii (psi2 Aquarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0°
Max altitude: 29.5°
Azimuth: 261.0°