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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 23h 05m 09.78684s[1] |
Declination | –07° 41′ 37.6853″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.43[2] (6.20/6.34)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F2 Vn + F2 V[3] |
U−B color index | +0.07[2] |
B−V color index | +0.30[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | –13[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +122.41[1] mas/yr Dec.: +7.11[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 15.57 ± 0.61 mas[1] |
Distance | 209 ± 8 ly (64 ± 3 pc) |
Orbit[5] | |
Companion | 83 Aquarii B |
Period (P) | 21.840 ± 0.019 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.2026 ± 0.0007″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.3878 ± 0.0025 |
Inclination (i) | 48.01 ± 0.42° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 204.87 ± 0.50° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 1983.108 ± 0.022 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 82.83 ± 0.45° |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
83 Aquarii (abbreviated 83 Aqr) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 5.43,[2] which is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.57 milliarcseconds,[1] it is located at a distance of around 209 light-years (64 parsecs) from Earth.
Both stars are F-type main sequence stars.[3] The first component has an apparent magnitude of 6.20; the second is magnitude 6.34.[3] They are orbiting each other with a period of 21.84 years with an eccentricity of 0.388.[5]