24 Aquarii

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24 Aquarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 21h 39m 31.53468s[1]
Declination −00° 03′ 04.1095″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.66[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7 III[3] OR F7V + ? + F9V[4]
B−V color index +0.52[5]
Distance
130 ± 3 ly
(39.9 ± 1.0 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.45[2]
Argument of periastron
(ω)
(secondary)
293.0°
Details
Gyr
LTT
 8626
Database references
SIMBADdata

24 Aquarii is a

mas,[1] which is equivalent to a distance of 130 light-years (40 parsecs) from Earth. The system is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −16 km/s.[2]

The calculated orbit of the visual binary has a

F-type main-sequence stars for components Aa and B.[4]

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