Star · F8V
11 Aql
11 Aql is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Aquila, 155.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 93203 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Distance | 155.8 light-years (47.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.87 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,080 K |
| Luminosity | 15.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.59 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.99 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 59m 05.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 37′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.27). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1870. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 11 Aql, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.23, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 93252 10.8 light-years
- HIP 93645 11.6 light-years
- HIP 94371 14.3 light-years
- HIP 93566 15.0 light-years
- HIP 91138 16.9 light-years
- HIP 92879 17.3 light-years
- HIP 93695 18.6 light-years
- HIP 91801 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.