Gamma Aquarii
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γ Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 21m 39.3754s
Declination -01° 23′ 14.393″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.847
Characteristics
Spectral type A0V
U-B color index -0.12
B-V color index -0.05
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 129.24 mas/yr
Dec.: 8.90 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 20.67 ± 1.71 mas
Distance 160 ± 10 ly
(48 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 3.815
Details
Mass 3,1 M
Radius 2,1 R
Luminosity 40 L
Temperature 7,500–10,000 K
Metallicity ?
Rotation 0,0051135863788 Year
Age ? years
Orbit
Companion γ Aquarii B
Semimajor axis (a) 36.5"
Inclination (i) 146°
Other designations
Sadalachbia, Sadachbia,
48 Aquarii, Wo 9779,
HR 8518, HD 212061,
BD-02°5741, FK5 842,
HIP 110395, SAO 146044,
GC 31257, ADS 15864,
CCDM 22217-0123.
Database references
SIMBAD data
Database references
SIMBAD data

Gamma Aquarii (γ Aqr / γ Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It also has the traditional name Sadachbia.

It has an apparent magnitude of 3.84, and is 158 light years from Earth.

Location

The star's location in the sky is shown in the following map of the constellation Aquarius:

Constellation of Aquarius
Constellation of Aquarius

References

Components

NAME Right ascension Declination Apparent magnitude (V) Database references
γ Aquarii B (BD-02 5741B) 22h 21m 40.4s -01° 23' 42 12.2 Simbad
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