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Eta Aquarii
62 Aquarii
Proper Name
None
Bayer Designation
Eta Aquarii
Flamsteed Number
62 Aquarii
BSC
8597
HD
213998
Constellation
Aquarius
Right Ascension
22h 35m 21s
Declination
-0° 7' 3"
Distance
184
light years
56
parsecs
Magnitude
Apparent:
+4.0
Absolute:
+0.3
Spectral Class
B
9
Blue
Subgiant
/
Dwarf
Optimum Visibility
September
A
blue
dwarf
star
in the northern parts of
Aquarius
, near its border with
Pegasus
. Eta Aquarii is notable for falling almost exactly on the
Celestial Equator
.
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