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υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae)

Altitude: 42.3°   Azimuth: 148.9°   Direction: South-South-East

υ Aquilae is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

υ Aquilae visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its reltive faintness, υ Aquilae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of υ Aquilae is 0.053 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae) star
DSS2 image of υ Aquilae. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Aquilae during the next 10000 years (8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about υ Aquilae

5.91
Sub-giant

υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 42.3°
Azimuth: 148.9°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Aquilae

υ Aquilae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of υ Aquilae are provided in the following table:

19h 45m 39s
+07° 36’ 47”
46.01°
-8.42°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of υ Aquilae in the sky:

Finder chart υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae) star
Simplified finder chart for υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae).

Visibility of υ Aquilae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's υ Aquilae (upsilon Aquilae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.4°
Max altitude: 46.1°
Azimuth: 277.6°

Distance of υ Aquilae from the Sun and relative movement

υ Aquilae is distant 176.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

54.11 pc
176.41 ly
-30 km/s
0.053 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of υ Aquilae

υ Aquilae belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.24
A3IV
8321K

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

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

Alternative designations of υ Aquilae

υ Aquilae
(upsilon Aquilae)
SAO125032
SAO125032