Orange bright giant · Aquila

Tarazed

Also known as: γ Aquilae (γ Aql), HIP 97278

mag 2.7400 light-years

About

Tarazed (γ Aquilae) is an orange bright giant of magnitude 2.7 in Aquila, about 400 light-years away.

Tarazed is in the constellation Aquila.
Best evenings: around early 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 north of 69° S.

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.

EyesEasy, even from town.
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	Tarazed
Designation	γ Aquilae (γ Aql)
Hipparcos number	HIP 97278
Type	Orange bright giant
Spectral type	K3II
Colour	Orange-redB−V colour index 1.51
Magnitude	2.7The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	400 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1630.
Proper motion	0.016″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Aquila
Right ascension (J2000)	19h 46m 15.6s
Declination (J2000)	+10° 36′ 48″