Yellow giant · Aquarius

Ancha

Also known as: θ Aquarii (θ Aqr), HIP 110003

mag 4.2190 light-years

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Ancha (θ Aquarii) is a yellow giant of magnitude 4.2 in Aquarius, about 190 light-years away.

Ancha is in the constellation Aquarius.
Best evenings: around early October 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 72° N.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

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	Ancha
Designation	θ Aquarii (θ Aqr)
Hipparcos number	HIP 110003
Type	Yellow giant
Spectral type	G8III-IV
Colour	Pale orangeB−V colour index 0.98
Magnitude	4.2The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	190 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1840.
Proper motion	0.12″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Aquarius
Right ascension (J2000)	22h 16m 50.0s
Declination (J2000)	−07° 47′ 00″