Epsilon Aquarii
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 20h 47m 40.6s |
Declination | −9° 29' 45" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.78 |
Distance | 230 ± 15 ly (70 ± 4 pc) |
Spectral type | A1V |
Other designations | |
Epsilon Aquarii (ε Aqr / ε Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It also has the traditional name Albali. It is known as 女宿一 (the First Star of the Girl) in Chinese.
Albali belongs to the spectral class A0 and has an apparent magnitude of +3.8. It is 215 light-years from Earth.
[edit] Location
The star's location in the sky is shown in the following map of the constellation Aquarius: