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Binary star system in the constellation Aquarius
51 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22 24 06.88433
Declination –04° 50′ 13.2692″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.78 (6.45 + 6.63)
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 V + A0
U−B color index –0.11
B−V color index –0.04
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +26.90 mas/yr
Dec.: –7.35 mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.04 ± 0.63 mas
Distance410 ± 30 ly
(124 ± 10 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)145.07±1.85 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.402±0.003″
Eccentricity (e)0.702±0.003
Inclination (i)161.4±0.7°
Longitude of the node (Ω)113.5±3.0°
Periastron epoch (T)1987.66±0.05
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
296.9±3.0°
Details
51 Aqr A
Mass2.80±0.10 M
Luminosity88.2+14.8
−14.2 L
Temperature10,328±71 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)91 km/s
Other designations
51 Aqr, BD−05°5780, HD 212404, HIP 110578, HR 8533, SAO 146067, WDS J22241-0450
Database references
SIMBADdata

51 Aquarii is a binary star system located around 410 light years away from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 51 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, yellow-white hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.78. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +6 km/s.

The dual nature of this system was discovered by S. W. Burnham in 1873 with a 6 inches (15 cm) Alvan Clark refractor. The pair orbit each other with a period of 145 years and a large eccentricity of 0.7. The magnitude 6.45 primary, designated component A, is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V. It has a high rate of rotation with a projected rotational velocity of 91 km/s. The secondary component has a matching class of A0 with a visual magnitude of 6.63. It has an effective temperature of 10,238 K.

References

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