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Double star in the constellation Aquila From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
57 Aquilae (abbreviated 57 Aql) is a double star in the constellation of Aquila. 57 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation. The primary star has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.70, while the secondary is magnitude 6.48.[2] The pair have an angular separation of 35.624 arcseconds and probably form a wide binary star system.[7] The estimated distance of the first component is 480 light-years (150 parsecs), while the second is at 510 light-years (160 parsecs). However, the margin of errors for their respective distance estimates overlap,[1] indicating a probability that they are actually located much closer to each other. Both stars are massive, B-type main sequence stars with rapid rotation rates.[3]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquila |
57 Aql A | |
Right ascension | 19h 54m 37.65152s[1] |
Declination | –08° 13′ 38.2390″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.70[2] |
57 Aql B | |
Right ascension | 19h 54m 38.06165s[1] |
Declination | –08° 14′ 13.3762″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.48[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B7 Vn + B8 V[3] |
U−B color index | –0.49/–0.27[2] |
B−V color index | –0.08/–0.04[2] |
Astrometry | |
57 Aql A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | –6[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +6.61[1] mas/yr Dec.: –25.75[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.76 ± 0.37 mas[1] |
Distance | 480 ± 30 ly (148 ± 8 pc) |
57 Aql B | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | –5[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +2.13 mas/yr Dec.: –30.77 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.42 ± 0.58 mas[1] |
Distance | 510 ± 50 ly (160 ± 10 pc) |
Details | |
57 Aql A | |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 190[3] km/s |
57 Aql B | |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 160[3] km/s |
Other designations | |
57 Aql A: BD–08 5154, HD 188293, HIP 97966, HR 7593, SAO 143898.[5] | |
57 Aql B: BD–08 5155, HD 188294, HIP 97967, HR 7594, SAO 143899.[6] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | 57 Aql |
57 Aql A | |
57 Aql B |