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Star · F0IV

19 Aqr

19 Aqr is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Aquarius, 277.2 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 105761
ConstellationAquarius
Distance277.2 light-years (85.0 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.71
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.06
Spectral typeF0IV
Surface temperature8,100 K
Luminosity34.2 L☉
Radius2.97 R☉
Mass2.49 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)21h 25m 13.0s
Declination (J2000)−9° 44′ 55″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)71.6 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.71). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1749. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.9 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around 19 Aqr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.48, 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 105589 5.44 light-years
  • HIP 105705 14.9 light-years
  • HIP 106828 18.3 light-years

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