Star · A8III
58 Aqr
58 Aqr is a giant star of spectral type A8III in the constellation Aquarius, 243.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 111200 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 243.2 light-years (74.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.03 |
| Spectral type | A8III |
| Surface temperature | 7,530 K |
| Luminosity | 13.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.16 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.91 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 31m 41.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 54′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° S it never sets. 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 1783. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 58 Aqr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.19, 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 110691 6.48 light-years
- HIP 110786 6.93 light-years
- HIP 111066 9.56 light-years
- HIP 110979 13.1 light-years
- HIP 110427 16.3 light-years
- HIP 111061 16.4 light-years
- HIP 112199 16.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.