Beta Aquarii

Starbox begin
name=β Aquarii Starbox image


caption = β Aquarii Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=21^h 31^m 33.5341^s
dec= -05° 34′ 16.22″
appmag_v=2.91
constell=Aquarius Starbox character
class=G0Ib
b-v=0.83
u-b=0.56
variable= Starbox astrometry
radial_v=6.5
prop_mo_ra=22.79
prop_mo_dec=-6.70
parallax=5.33
p_error=0.94
absmag_v=3.74 Starbox detail
mass=1,1
radius=1,1
luminosity=1,2 | temperature=5,000–6,000
metal=?
rotation=0,008482 Year
age=? Starbox visbin
name=β Aquarii B
period=
axis=34.3
eccentricity=
inclination=319
node=
periastron=

Starbox visbin
name=β Aquarii C
period=
axis=54.5
eccentricity=
inclination=186
node=
periastron=

Starbox catalog
names=Sadalsuud, Saad el Sund
22 Aquarii, HR 8232,
HD 204867, BD-06°5770,
FK5 808, HIP 106278,
SAO 145457, GC 30137,
ADS 15050, CCDM 21316-0534. Starbox reference
Simbad=ADS+15050

(β Aqr / β Aquarii) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquarius. It also has the traditional name Sadalsuud, which derives from an Arabic expression سعد السعود "sa^cd as-su^cūd", meaning "luck of lucks".

Sadalsuud has a stellar magnitude of +2,90 m. It belongs to the spectral class G0Ib, and is 610 light years from Earth. It is a member of a rare class of stars known as yellow supergiants.

Location

The star's location in the sky is shown in the following map of the constellation Aquarius:

References

* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR8232 HR 8232]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=21+31+33.5341-05+34+16.220&ident=*+bet+Aqr&submit=Aladin+previewer Image β Aquarii]

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