Star · B0III
κ Aql
κ Aql is a giant star of spectral type B0III in the constellation Aquila, 1,651 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 96483 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Distance | 1,651 light-years (506.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.59 |
| Spectral type | B0III |
| Surface temperature | 10,740 K |
| Luminosity | 3,620 L☉ |
| Radius | 17.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 9.44 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 36m 53.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −7° 01′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.93). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. 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 375. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 29 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Aql, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Minor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.