Star profile

86 Aquarii

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 86 Aquarii

86 Aquarii is a G-type star pouring warm light over the Water Bearer from about 216 light-years away. It belongs to the Sun s spectral family, though more luminous and far more distant; at magnitude 4.48 it lingers at the edge of unaided sight. On northern autumn nights its golden hue slips almost unnoticed among the watery constellations that flood that quadrant of the sky.

Where it is and when to see it

86 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 September, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 15° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 26° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 80° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 66° N.

It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 99 stars of Aquarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sadalsuud, the brightest: it lies about 29° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 220 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 86 Aquarii

Constellation: Aquarius
Apparent magnitude: 4.48
Distance: 216.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 346.670° · Dec -23.743°
Catalogue: HIP 114119 · HD 218240

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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