Star profile
Pi Aquilae
What is Pi Aquilae
Pi Aquilae is a binary or multiple system about 514 light-years away, sitting barely three degrees north of bright Altair, one of the anchors of the northern Summer Triangle. That apparent closeness makes it a silent companion to one of the most recognisable stars of summer nights in the northern hemisphere: while the eye flies to Altair, this yellow-white star stays as a footnote, the discreet record of a component of the Eagle that few seek out.
Where it is and when to see it
Pi 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: 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 Pi Aquilae
- Constellation
- Aquila
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.75
- Distance
- 514.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 297.175° · Dec 11.816°
- Catalogue
- HIP 97473 · HD 187259
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Other stars in Aquila
Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AltairAlpha Aquilae0.76
- TarazedGamma Aquilae2.72
- OkabZeta Aquilae2.99
- 62 Aquilae5.67
- 57 Aquilae5.70
- HIP 987545.73
- HIP 955725.76
- 56 Aquilae5.76