Xi Aquarii

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ξ Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 21h 37m 45.1093s
Declination -07° 51′ 15.125″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.69
Characteristics
Spectral type A7V
U-B color index 0.13
B-V color index 0.17
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -18 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 114.29 mas/yr
Dec.: -24.44 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 18.26 ± 0.84 mas
Distance 179 ± 8 ly
(55 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 4.859
Details
Mass 3,1 M
Radius 2,1 R
Luminosity 40 L
Temperature 7,500–10,000 K
Metallicity ?
Rotation 0,001892691 Year
Age ? years
Orbit
Companion ξ Aquarii B
Period (P) 21,9466119 yr
Semimajor axis (a) 0.1"
Inclination (i) 123°
Other designations
HD 205767, 2MASS J21374510-0751150, ksi Aqr, GSC 05787-01291, N30 4769, TD1 28291, 23 Aqr, HERZ 16090, PLX 5208, TYC 5787-1291-1, MCA 68, PMC 90-93 1110, UBV M 25820, BD-08° 5701, HIP 106786, PPM 205412, UBV 18581, FK5 1569, HR 8264, ROT 3141, uvby98 100205767, GC 30268, IRAS 21350-0804, SAO 145537, YZ 98 7765, GCRV 13580, JP11 3371, SBC7 864.
Database references
SIMBAD data

Xi Aquarii (ξ Aqr / ξ Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It has the traditional name Bunda.

Bunda belongs to the spectral class A7V and has a stellar magnitude of +4.68. It is approximately 179 light-years from Earth. It is a spectroscopic binary which completes one orbit every 8016 days.

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