Star profile

70 Aquilae

Highly luminous star

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 70 Aquilae

70 Aquilae rises within the bright stream of the summer Milky Way, about 1,300 light-years deep into the Eagle. It is an orange K-class luminary whose visibility from such a distance demands an output far brighter than the Sun. The light falling on us tonight left around the year 700, when medieval Europe was entering the reign of Charlemagne.

Where it is and when to see it

70 Aquilae lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 47° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 59° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 87° N.

It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 72 stars of Aquila in our catalogue. To find it, start from Altair, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 1,300 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 70 Aquilae

Constellation: Aquila
Apparent magnitude: 4.91
Distance: 1299.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 309.182° · Dec -2.550°
Catalogue: HIP 101692 · HD 196321

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Other stars in Aquila

Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 72 stars in Aquila