White main-sequence star · Aquarius

Albali

Also known as: ε Aquarii (ε Aqr), HIP 102618

mag 3.8210 light-years

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Albali (ε Aquarii) is a white main-sequence star of magnitude 3.8 in Aquarius, about 210 light-years away.

Albali is in the constellation Aquarius.
Best evenings: around mid-September it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 71° N.

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EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Albali
Designation	ε Aquarii (ε Aqr)
Hipparcos number	HIP 102618
Type	White main-sequence star
Spectral type	A1V
Colour	WhiteB−V colour index 0.00
Magnitude	3.8The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	210 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1820.
Proper motion	0.048″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Aquarius
Right ascension (J2000)	20h 47m 40.6s
Declination (J2000)	−09° 29′ 45″