Binary star in the constellation Aquarius
86 Aquarii (abbreviated 86 Aqr ) is a binary star [ 7] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius . 86 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation , though it also bears the Bayer designation c1 Aquarii . It is faint but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.47.[ 2] Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this star is about 220 light-years (67 parsecs ).[ 1]
The two components of this system have an angular separation of 0.25 arcseconds .[ 7] The brighter component is a giant star with a spectral classification of G8 III[ 3] and an apparent magnitude of 4.79.[ 7] The effective temperature of its outer atmosphere is 4,900 K,[ 5] giving it the yellowish glow of a G-type star .[ 8] The fainter component is a star of magnitude 6.77.[ 7]
References
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^ a b c d Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv :0806.2878 . Bibcode :2008MNRAS.389..869E . doi :10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x . S2CID 14878976 .
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