Theta Aquarii

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θ Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 16m 50.0364s
Declination -07° 46′ 59.845″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.175
Characteristics
Spectral type G8III
U-B color index 0.81
B-V color index 0.98
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -14.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 118.95 mas/yr
Dec.: -21.91 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 17.04 ± 0.74 mas
Distance 191 ± 8 ly
(59 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.144
Details
Mass 1,1 M
Radius 1,1 R
Luminosity 1,2 L
Temperature 5,000–6,000 K
Metallicity ?
Rotation < 0,008981 Year
Age ? years
Other designations
Ancha, 43 Aquarii, HD 211391, N30 4907, TD1 28951, HIC 110003, PLX 5394, TYC 5803-1996-1, BD-08° 5845, HIP 110003, PMC 90-93 589, UBV M 26281, FK5 840, HR 8499, PPM 206179, UBV 19063, GC 31152, IRAS 22142-0801, ROT 3245, uvby98 100211391, GCRV 14011, IRC -10578, SACS 485, YZ 98 7981, JP11 3468, SAO 145991, GSC 05803-01996, 2MASS J22165002-0747001.
Database references
SIMBAD data

Theta Aquarii (θ Aqr / θ Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It has the traditional name Ancha, Latin for "the haunch".

Ancha belongs to the spectral class G8 and has an magnitude of +4.17. Ancha is 191 light years from Earth. Since it is near the ecliptic it can be occulted by the Moon, or very rarely by planets.

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Aquarius Constellation

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