Star profile

Mu Aquilae

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

What is Mu Aquilae

Mu Aquilae perches on the wing of the Eagle, not far from bright Altair, one of the three lights of the northern Summer Triangle. It is an orange K-type giant at 108 light-years, close enough that its warm colour shows through binoculars. It sits in a dense stellar field where the Milky Way pours southward in the nights of July.

Where it is and when to see it

Mu Aquilae lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 46° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.

It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 72 stars of Aquila in our catalogue. To find it, start from Altair, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Mu Aquilae

Constellation: Aquila
Apparent magnitude: 4.45
Distance: 107.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 293.522° · Dec 7.379°
Catalogue: HIP 96229 · HD 184406

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Other stars in Aquila

Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 72 stars in Aquila