61 Aquarii

61 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 35m 48.80173s[1]
Declination −17° 27′ 37.5415″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.39[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K4 III[3]
B−V color index 1.420±0.015[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.1±2.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −29.242[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −41.566[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.5274 ± 0.0513 mas[1]
Distance500 ± 4 ly
(153 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.53[2]
Details[5]
Mass0.572±0.031 M☉
Radius11.754+0.611
−1.450 R☉
Luminosity126.56[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.401+0.180
−0.045 cgs
Temperature4430+141
−53 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.099+0.120
−0.100 dex
Other designations
BD−18° 6154, FK5 3810, HD 214028, HIP 111539, SAO 165178[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

61 Aquarii, abbreviated 61 Aqr, is an orange-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. 61 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.39,[2] which indicates it is a dim star that requires good seeing conditions to view. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.53 mas[1] as seen from Earth's orbit, the star is located around 500 light years away. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s.[4]

This is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III,[3] which indicates it has consumed the hydrogen at its core and expanded. It has an estimated 0.57 times the mass of the Sun but with over 11 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 127 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,430 K.[5]

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