66 Aquilae

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66 Aquilae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.44[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5 III[3]
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Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +32.872[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –15.851[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.4436±0.3133 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.20[2]
Details
Radius59[5] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity634.65[2] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.84[6] cgs
Temperature4040[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.20[6] dex
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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66 Aquilae, abbreviated 66 Aql, is a fifth-magnitude star in the constellation of Aquila. 66 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.44.[2] The star shows an annual parallax shift of Script error: No such module "val".,[1] which provides a distance estimate of around 730 light years. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −30 km/s.[4] The motion of the star over time suggests some displacement, which may indicate it is a close binary system.[8]

This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III,[3] which indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and expanded off the main sequence. The measured angular diameter of this star, after correcting for limb darkening, is Script error: No such module "val"..[9] At its estimated distance, this yields a physical size of roughly 59 times the radius of the Sun.[5] It is radiating 635[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,040 K,[6] giving the star an orange hue. This star was part of the obsolete constellation Anguilla.

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