Epsilon Aquarii

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ε Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)		 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
Albali, 2 Aquarii,
HR 7950, HD 198001,
BD-10°5506, FK5 781,
HIP 102618, SAO 144810,
GC 28978

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:

Constellation of Aquarius
Constellation of Aquarius
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