29 Aquarii

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29 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 02m 26.419s
Declination -16° 57′ 52.39″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.37
Characteristics
Spectral type A0V/A1V
B-V color index 0.42
Variable type Variable star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 30.1 mas/yr
Dec.: 15.0 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 5.715 ± 0.56 mas
Distance 570 ± 60 ly
(170 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 6.79
Details
Mass 3,1 M
Radius 2,1 R
Luminosity 40 L
Temperature 7,500–10,000 K
Metallicity ?
Rotation 0,0025873 Year
Age ? years
Orbit
Companion 29 Aquarii B
Semimajor axis (a) 3,7"
Inclination (i) 246°
Orbit
Companion 29 Aquarii C
Semimajor axis (a) 143"
Inclination (i) 291°
Other designations
DX Aquarii, HR 8396, HD 209278, SAO 164830, HIP 108797.
Database references
SIMBAD data
Database references
SIMBAD data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

29 Aquarii or DX Aquarii is a white main-sequence star (A2V) in the constellation Aquarius. Its apparent magnitude is 6.39. It is approximately 471.33 light years from Earth. Its companion in binary star system is an orange giant (K0III).

[edit] Components

NAME Right ascension Declination Apparent magnitude (V) Spectral type Database references
29 Aquarii B (CCDM J22024-1658AB) 22h 02m 26.2489s -16° 57' 53.41 6.6 Simbad
29 Aquarii C (BD-17 6422B) 22h 02m 26.3s -16° 57' 53.8 7.4 Simbad
29 Aquarii D (BD-17 6422C) 22h 02m 17.1s -16° 56' 58 11.7 Simbad

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