Astronomy:HD 218061

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Short description: Orange giant star in the constellation Aquarius


HD 218061
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0   Equinox (celestial coordinates)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension  23h 5m 13s [1]
Declination −17° 4′ 45″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.16 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-0.33 [1]
Distance650 ± 60 [1] ly
(198 ± 20 [1] pc)
Spectral typeK4III [1]
Other designations
BD−17° 6661, HIP 113998, HR 8783, HD 218061, SAO 165481.[1]

HD 218061 is a class K4III (orange giant) star in the constellation Aquarius. Its apparent magnitude is 6.16 and it is approximately 650 light years away based on parallax.[1]

It has a companion B of apparent magnitude 11.4 and separation 55.1",[2] corresponding to roughly absolute magnitude 4.9 and a separation of 11000 AU if the distance from Earth is the same.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "HD 218061". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+218061. 
  2. ↑ Catalog of Components of Double and Multiple Stars, CCDM J23052-1705B (accessed 20 September 2015)



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