83 Aquarii

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83 Aquarii
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Location of 83 Aquarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 23h 05m 09.78684s [1]
Declination –07° 41 37.6853 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.43 [2] (6.20/6.34) [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2 Vn + F2 V [3]
U−B color index +0.07 [2]
B−V color index +0.30 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–13 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +122.41 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: +7.11 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.57 ± 0.61  mas [1]
Distance 209 ± 8  ly
(64 ± 3  pc)
Orbit [5]
Companion83 Aquarii B
Period (P)21.840 ± 0.019 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.2026 ± 0.0007
Eccentricity (e)0.3878 ± 0.0025
Inclination (i)48.01 ± 0.42°
Longitude of the node (Ω)204.87 ± 0.50°
Periastron epoch (T)1983.108 ± 0.022
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
82.83 ± 0.45°
Other designations
BD–08 6018, h Aquarii, [6] HD 218060, HIP 113996, HR  8782, SAO 146498. [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data

83 Aquarii (abbreviated 83 Aqr) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 5.43, [2] which is faintly visible to the naked eye.

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Location

Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.57  milliarcseconds, [1] it is located at a distance of around 209 light-years (64 parsecs ) from Earth.

Description

Both stars are F-type main sequence stars. [3] The first component has an apparent magnitude of 6.20; the second is magnitude 6.34. [3] They are orbiting each other with a period of 21.84 years with an eccentricity of 0.388. [5]

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