Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 23h 01m 23.64174s[1] |
Declination | −07° 03′ 40.1556″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.23[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K5 III[3] |
B−V color index | 1.418±0.005[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +1.59±0.14[1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −16.221±0.139[1] mas/yr Dec.: −7.911±0.087[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 7.2372 ± 0.0691[1] mas |
Distance | 451 ± 4 ly (138 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.34[2] |
Details | |
Radius | 18.02+1.36 −2.45[1] R☉ |
Luminosity | 102.3+1.3 −0.6[1] L☉ |
Temperature | 4,324+329 −154[1] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
81 Aquarii is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. It has an orange hue and is barely visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.23.[2] 81 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. The star is located at a distance of approximately 451 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +1.6 km/s.[1] It is positioned near the ecliptic and thus is subject to lunar occultations.[5]
This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III,[3] indicating it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then cooled and expanded off the main sequence. The stellar spectrum displays strong lines of cyanogen.[6] It presently has 18 times the radius of the Sun and is radiating 102 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,324 K.[1]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81 Aquarii.
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