Triple star system in the constellation Aquarius
94 Aquarii (abbreviated 94 Aqr ) is a triple star [ 12] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius . 94 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation . The brightest member has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.19,[ 2] making it visible to the naked eye. The parallax measured by the Gaia spacecraft yields a distance estimate of around 73 light-years (22 parsecs ) from Earth.[ 1]
The inner pair of this triple star system form a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 6.321 years, a moderate orbital eccentricity of 0.173,[ 7] and a combined visual magnitude of 5.19.[ 13] The primary component of this pair has a stellar classification of G8.5 IV,[ 9] with the luminosity class of IV indicating this is a subgiant star . At an angular separation of 13.0 arcseconds from this pair is a magnitude 7.52[ 13] K-type main sequence star with a classification of K2 V.[ 4]
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^ a b c d Gray, R. O.; et al. (July 2006), "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs: The Northern Sample I", The Astronomical Journal , 132 (1): 161– 170, arXiv :astro-ph/0603770 , Bibcode :2006AJ....132..161G , doi :10.1086/504637 , S2CID 119476992 .
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^ Sarma, M. B. K. (January 1962), "The Orbit of the Spectroscopic Binary 94 Aquarii", Astrophysical Journal , 135 : 301, Bibcode :1962ApJ...135..301S , doi :10.1086/147268 .
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