Tarazed - γ Aquilae (gamma Aquilae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:13 | Tran: 21:06 | Set: 4:02

Alt: 5.96° Az: 279.67° Direction: West

Tarazed, also designated as γ Aquilae (gamma Aquilae), is a double bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Aquila.

Tarazed visual magnitude is 2.72. Because of its brightness, Tarazed is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Tarazed - γ Aquilae (gamma Aquilae) star

DSS2 image of Tarazed. The red arrow shows the motion of Tarazed during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 47m 26s

Declination +10° 40’ 30”

Hour Angle 06h 15m 25s

Sideral Time 02h 02m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 46m 15s

Declination +10° 36’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.73°

Galactic Latitude -7.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Tarazed - γ Aquilae (gamma Aquilae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.72

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.03

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

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

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

Star System Properties

Tarazed is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Tarazed double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 2.72

Secondary star magnitude 10.72

Magnitude difference 8

Separation 132.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Tarazed is distant 460.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.24

Distance (light year) 460.45

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Tarazed

Bayer designation γ Aquilae
(gamma Aquilae)

Flamsteed designation 50 Aquilae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD186791

SAO Catalogue SAO105223

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97278

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 4043

FK5 Catalogue 741

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.3° RISE 14:13

Max altitude: 49.2° TRANSIT 21:06

Azimuth: 280.7° SET 4:02

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

Location

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