α Aquarii

E869019

α Aquarii, also known as Sadalmelik, is a bright yellow supergiant star and one of the most prominent stars in the constellation Aquarius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf star
supergiant star
belongsToLuminosityClass Ib
belongsToSpectralClass G
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.95
hasApproxAge_years tens of millions
hasArabicNameMeaning “luck of the king”
hasBayerDesignation Alpha Aquarii NERFINISHED
hasBDDesignation +00 5015
hasColorIndexBminusV ~+0.98
hasDeclination −00° 19′ 11″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~520
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~160
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~5300
hasEquinox J2000.0
hasExpandedEnvelope true
hasFlamsteedDesignation 106 Aquarii NERFINISHED
hasGalacticLatitude_deg ~−48.0
hasGalacticLongitude_deg ~55.9
hasHDDesignation HD 209750 NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 109074 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 8518 NERFINISHED
hasIAUConstellationAbbreviation Aqr
hasLowSurfaceGravity true
hasLuminosity_solarLuminosity ~3000
hasMass_solarMass ~5
hasName Sadalmelik NERFINISHED
hasNotableColor yellow
hasParallax_mas ~6.2
hasProperMotionDec_masPerYr ~−3
hasProperMotionRA_masPerYr ~+13
hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec ~+6
hasRadius_solarRadius ~50
hasRightAscension 22h 05m 47.0s
hasSAODesignation SAO 145862 NERFINISHED
hasSpectralType G2 Ib
hasVariableStarDesignation NSV 14094 NERFINISHED
isBrightestStarIn Aquarius NERFINISHED
isEvolvedStar true
isInMilkyWayGalaxy true
isNorthernCelestialHemisphereObject true
isPrimaryComponentOfSystem α Aquarii system NERFINISHED
isProminentNavigationStar true
isVisibleToNakedEye true
locatedInConstellation Aquarius NERFINISHED

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Aquarius notableStar α Aquarii