15 Aquilae

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15 Aquilae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 19h 04m 57.67233s[1]
Declination –04° 01′ 53.1059″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.41[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 III[3]
U−B color index +1.01[2]
B−V color index +1.12[2]
Distance
289 ± 9 ly
(89 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.414[5]
Details
Gyr
HIP 93717, HR 7225, SAO 142996.[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

15 Aquilae (abbreviated 15 Aql) is a star in the

mas,[1] yielding a range of approximately 289 light-years (89 parsecs) from Earth with a 9 light-year margin of error
.

With a

K-type star.[8]

This star is most likely a member of the

thin disk population of the Milky Way. It is orbiting through the galaxy with an eccentricity of 0.06, which carries it as close as 24.30 kly (7.45 kpc) to the Galactic Center, and as far away as 27.60 kly (8.46 kpc). The orbital inclination carries it no more than 196 ly (60 pc) from the galactic plane.[5]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18759600
    .
  2. ^
    Bibcode:1964MNSSA..23..175C
    .
  3. ^
    S2CID 118361131
    .
  4. ^
    S2CID 121883397
    .
  5. ^
    S2CID 16602121
    .
  6. ^ "15 Aql", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-07-22.
  7. S2CID 14878976
    .
  8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, December 21, 2004, archived from the original
    on February 22, 2012, retrieved 2012-07-21.

External links
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