39 Aquarii

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39 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 12m 25.75608s[1]
Declination −14° 11′ 38.2442″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.03[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F0 V[3]
U−B color index +0.00[4]
B−V color index +0.38[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) +15.2[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +23.89[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -47.43[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 23.78 ± 0.72[1] mas
Distance 137 ± 4 ly
(42 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 2.92[6]
Details
Surface gravity (log g) 3.99[3] cgs
Temperature 6,806[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H] –0.21[3] dex
Age 1.8[6] Gyr
Other designations
BD-14 6229, HD 210705, HIP 109624, HR 8462, SAO 164923.[4]

39 Aquarii (abbreviated 39 Aqr) is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. 39 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It is a faint naked eye star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.03.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 23.78 measured with a 3% margin of error,[1] this star is at a distance of around 137 light-years (42 parsecs) from Earth.

The stellar classification of this star is F0 V;[3] hence it belongs to the category of F-type main sequence stars. It is a double star with a magnitude 9.3 companion at an angular separation of 0.6 arcseconds along a position angle of 257°.[7]

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