φ Aquarii (phi Aquarii)
Above the horizon.
Rise: 0:48 | Tran: 6:20 | Set: 11:49
Alt: 19.05°
Az: 232.50°
Direction: South-West
φ Aquarii is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Aquarius.
φ Aquarii visual magnitude is 4.22. Because of its moderate brightness, φ Aquarii is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of φ Aquarii. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Aquarii during the next
1000 years (0.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.27 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for φ Aquarii (phi Aquarii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ Aquarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of φ Aquarii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
φ Aquarii is distant 222.07 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's φ Aquarii (phi Aquarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):