Star profile
71 Aquilae
What is 71 Aquilae
71 Aquilae is a yellow G-type giant suspended within the celestial eagle. Its light, which left the star more than 337 years ago, travelled while the late seventeenth century unfolded on Earth. At magnitude 4.31, it sits right at the edge of unaided vision under dark skies — a modest ember tucked inside the silhouette of the soaring bird.
Where it is and when to see it
71 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 37° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 48° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 89° N.
It ranks no. 11 in brightness among the 72 stars of Aquila in our catalogue. To find it, start from Altair, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 340 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 71 Aquilae
- Constellation
- Aquila
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.31
- Distance
- 337.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 309.585° · Dec -1.105°
- Catalogue
- HIP 101847 · HD 196574
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Other stars in Aquila
Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AltairAlpha Aquilae0.76
- TarazedGamma Aquilae2.72
- OkabZeta Aquilae2.99
- Eta Aquilae3.87
- Epsilon Aquilae4.02
- 12 Aquilae4.02
- Iota Aquilae4.36
- Mu Aquilae4.45