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Star · F2

107 Aqr

107 Aqr is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2 in the constellation Aquarius, 202.1 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 117218
ConstellationAquarius
Distance202.1 light-years (62.0 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.28
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.32
Spectral typeF2
Surface temperature7,470 K
Luminosity25.7 L☉
Radius3.03 R☉
Mass2.3 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)23h 46m 00.9s
Declination (J2000)−18° 40′ 42″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)39.4 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1824. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around 107 Aqr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 116874 7.28 light-years
  • HIP 117944 13.9 light-years
  • HIP 117427 14.3 light-years
  • HIP 117391 17.8 light-years
  • HIP 116125 18.0 light-years
  • HIP 117121 18.2 light-years
  • HIP 115505 19.6 light-years

Open in the simulation

Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.