Star · F3IV
96 Aqr
96 Aqr is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Aquarius, 112.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115142 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 112.1 light-years (34.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.88 |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,960 K |
| Luminosity | 6 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 19m 24.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 07′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.56). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 96 Aqr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.51, 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):
- 2MASS J23302258-0347189 6.07 light-years
- HIP 115302 6.99 light-years
- CFBDS J232304.41-015232.3 7.72 light-years
- HIP 115381 9.34 light-years
- HIP 114703 9.99 light-years
- HIP 114424 10.4 light-years
- HIP 115951 11.5 light-years
- HIP 114834 13.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.