Star profile
47 Aquarii
What is 47 Aquarii
47 Aquarii rests among the waters of the celestial water-bearer, a K-type orange giant cooler than the Sun yet far vaster. Its light has been travelling for 171 years — the same interval that separates the first steam locomotive from the first colour images returned from another planet. Magnitude 5.12: serene, removed, the colour of ancient amber.
Where it is and when to see it
47 Aquarii 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: 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 47 Aquarii
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.12
- Distance
- 171.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 335.398° · Dec -21.598°
- Catalogue
- HIP 110391 · HD 212010
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Other stars in Aquarius
Aquarius has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- SadalsuudBeta Aquarii2.90
- SadalmelikAlpha Aquarii2.95
- SkatDelta Aquarii3.27
- Psi 3 Aquarii4.99
- SitulaKappa Aquarii5.04
- 25 Aquarii5.10
- 1 Aquarii5.15
- 108 Aquarii5.17