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97 Aquarii

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What is 97 Aquarii

97 Aquarii is a double main-sequence system of type A3, perched directly on the ecliptic —the path the Sun appears to trace across the sky through the year—. Its two components, of magnitudes 5.6 and 6.7, combine into a glow of 5.2 from 213 light-years away. Because of this zodiacal position, the Moon occasionally drifts in front of it, giving astronomers brief clues about its angular size.

Where it is and when to see it

97 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 23° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 34° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 71° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 75° N.

It ranks no. 39 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 210 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 97 Aquarii

Constellation: Aquarius
Apparent magnitude: 5.19
Distance: 213.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 350.663° · Dec -15.039°
Catalogue: HIP 115404 · HD 220278

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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