White main-sequence star · Aquarius

Bunda

Also known as: ξ Aquarii (ξ Aqr), HIP 106786

mag 4.7180 light-years

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Bunda (ξ Aquarii) is a white main-sequence star of magnitude 4.7 in Aquarius, about 180 light-years away.

Bunda is in the constellation Aquarius.
Best evenings: around late 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 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.

EyesNeeds a dark sky away from city lights.
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	Bunda
Designation	ξ Aquarii (ξ Aqr)
Hipparcos number	HIP 106786
Type	White main-sequence star
Spectral type	A7V
Colour	Yellowish whiteB−V colour index 0.17
Magnitude	4.7The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	180 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1850.
Proper motion	0.12″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Aquarius
Right ascension (J2000)	21h 37m 45.1s
Declination (J2000)	−07° 51′ 15″