Star profile

25 Aquarii

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

What is 25 Aquarii

25 Aquarii glows in patient orange some 226 light-years away, within the ancient figure of the Water Bearer. It is a K-class giant that has stopped burning hydrogen in its core: it now fuses helium, a more advanced and far briefer stage of stellar life. Its surface, swollen to several times the Sun's diameter, radiates dozens of times the solar energy with a steady, warm glow.

Where it is and when to see it

25 Aquarii lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 25 Aquarii

Constellation: Aquarius
Apparent magnitude: 5.10
Distance: 226.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 324.889° · Dec 2.244°
Catalogue: HIP 106944 · HD 206067

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Other stars in Aquarius

Aquarius has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 99 stars in Aquarius