Star profile

104 Aquarii

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

What is 104 Aquarii

104 Aquarii shines at 839 light-years, in the eastern edge of the Water Bearer where the celestial stream fades toward the horizon. It is a G-type yellow giant that has already outgrown the Sun and burns with the creamy light of stars past their youth. The photon arriving tonight set off when Europe was just beginning to forget the Black Death.

Where it is and when to see it

104 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 21° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 72° N.

It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 99 stars of Aquarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sadalsuud, the brightest: it lies about 34° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 840 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 104 Aquarii

Constellation: Aquarius
Apparent magnitude: 4.82
Distance: 838.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 355.441° · Dec -17.817°
Catalogue: HIP 116901 · HD 222574

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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