Star · A3V
97 Aqr
97 Aqr is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Aquarius, 213.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115404 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 213.2 light-years (65.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.11 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 8,140 K |
| Luminosity | 32.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 22m 39.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 02′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.19). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° 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 1813. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 97 Aqr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.91, 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):
- WISEA J232219.45-140726.2 7.32 light-years
- HIP 114962 7.42 light-years
- HIP 114854 10.6 light-years
- HIP 116537 14.7 light-years
- HIP 115031 15.3 light-years
- HIP 115286 16.0 light-years
- HIP 114519 19.3 light-years
- HIP 114276 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.