1 Aquarii
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 20h 39m 24.8915s |
Declination | +00° 29′ 11.201″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.154 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K1III |
U−B color index | 0.97 |
B−V color index | 1.06 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -42.7 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 103.00 mas/yr Dec.: -19.44 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 13.33 ± 0.88 mas |
Distance | 240 ± 20 ly (75 ± 5 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.77[1] |
Details | |
Temperature | 3,500–5,000 K |
Metallicity | -0.12[1] |
Rotation | 1.9[1] |
Age | ~5 × 109 years |
Orbit | |
Companion | 1 Aquarii B |
Semi-major axis (a) | 59.7" |
Inclination (i) | 221° |
Orbit | |
Companion | 1 Aquarii C |
Semi-major axis (a) | 69.8" |
Inclination (i) | 36° |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Data sources: | |
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
1 Aquarii, also known as 1 Aqr, is a multiple star in the constellation Aquarius. 1 Aqr A is a K-class giant of the spectral type K1III. Its companions, B and C, are optical and have no physical relation to 1 Aqr A. 1 Aquarii is known to be an infra-red source.
Components
NAME | Right ascension | Declination | Apparent magnitude (V) | Database references |
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1 Aquarii B (BD-00 4064B) | 20h 39m 21.8s | +00° 28' 25 | 11.5 | Simbad |
1 Aquarii C (BD-00 4064C) | 20h 39m 27.1s | +00° 30' 07 | 11.3 | Simbad |
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