Delta Aquilae
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| Observation data Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension | 19h 25m 29.9s |
| Declination | +3° 06' 53" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.36 |
| Distance | 50.1 ± 0.6 ly (15.4 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
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Delta Aquilae (δ Aql / δ Aquilae) is a triple star system in the constellation Aquila. It is approximately 50.1 light years from Earth.
Delta Aquilae is an astrometric binary. The visible component is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.36. The orbital period of the binary is 3.422 years. The visible component is also a spectroscopic binary, bringing the total number of components to three. The spectroscopic binary has an orbital period of 3.77 hours.
[edit] Location
The star's location in the constellation of Aquila is shown in the following map:
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