Skat - δ Aquarii (delta Aquarii)

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:30 | Tran: 0:06 | Set: 4:46

Alt: 4.03° Az: 238.42° Direction: West-South-West

Skat, also designated as δ Aquarii (delta Aquarii), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Aquarius.

Skat visual magnitude is 3.27. Because of its moderate brightness, Skat 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 Skat - δ Aquarii (delta Aquarii) star

DSS2 image of Skat. The red arrow shows the motion of Skat during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 55m 57s

Declination -15° 41’ 19”

Hour Angle 04h 07m 51s

Sideral Time 03h 03m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 54m 38s

Declination -15° 49’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 49.58°

Galactic Latitude -60.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Skat - δ Aquarii (delta Aquarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.18

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Skat is distant 159.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.92

Distance (light year) 159.49

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Skat

Bayer designation δ Aquarii
(delta Aquarii)

Flamsteed designation 76 Aquarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216627

SAO Catalogue SAO165375

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113136

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 6173

FK5 Catalogue 866

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14356

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 105.7° RISE 19:30

Max altitude: 22.8° TRANSIT 0:06

Azimuth: 254.3° SET 4:46

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius