ρ Aquilae (rho Aquilae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:47 | Tran: 3:09 | Set: 10:27

Alt: -22.78° Az: 9.47° Direction: South-West

ρ Aquilae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aquila.

ρ Aquilae visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ Aquilae 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.

DSS2 image of ρ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Aquilae during the next 10000 years (9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 15m 27s

Declination +15° 16’ 34”

Hour Angle 12h 36m 11s

Sidereal Time 08h 51m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 14m 16s

Declination +15° 11’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 56.24°

Galactic Latitude -10.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Aquilae (rho Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.59

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Aquilae is distant 153.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.08

Distance (light year) 153.48

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Aquilae
(rho Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 67 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD192425

SAO Catalogue SAO105878

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP99742

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 4227

FK5 Catalogue 1526

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 74.7° RISE 19:47

Max altitude: 53.8° TRANSIT 3:09

Azimuth: 285.3° SET 10:27

Set Location

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