Location of 101 Aquarii (circled) | |
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 23h33m 16.62300s[1] |
Declination | –20° 54′ 52.2155″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.71[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A0 V[3] |
U−B color index | +0.00[2] |
B−V color index | +0.02[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +15[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: –3.41[1] mas/yr Dec.: +8.46[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 11.11 ± 0.67 mas |
Distance | 290 ± 20 ly (90 ± 5 pc) |
Details | |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 180[5] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
101 Aquarii (abbreviated 101 Aqr) is a star in the equatorial constellationofAquarius. 101 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation, although it also bears the Bayer designation b3 Aquarii. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 4.71,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from the suburbs. The distance of this star from Earth is estimated as 290 light-years (89parsecs) based upon parallax measurements.[1]
The brighter member of this system has an apparent magnitude of 4.81. It is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V.[3] This star is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 1 km/s.[5] The fainter companion is a magnitude 7.43 star at an angular separation of 0.840 arcseconds.[7]
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