19 Aquilae

19 Aquilae

Image captured from Mount Laguna, California
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 19h 08m 59.90684s
Declination +06° 04 23.4857
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.227
Characteristics
Spectral type F0 III-IV
Apparent magnitude (U) 5.59±0.010
Apparent magnitude (B) 5.57±0.007
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.23±0.009
U−B color index +0.020
B−V color index +0.345
Variable type suspected γ Dor
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−46.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.485 mas/yr
Dec.: −73.785 mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.9563±0.2397 mas
Distance142 ± 1 ly
(43.6 ± 0.5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.94
Details
Mass1.54 M
Radius2.50+0.25
−0.05
 R
Luminosity12.8±0.2 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.13 cgs
Temperature6,784±53 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)57.0 km/s
Age2.25 Gyr
Other designations
19 Sge, BD+05°4040, FK5 3530, HD 178596, HIP 94068, HR 7266, SAO 124318
Database references
SIMBADdata

19 Aquilae is a single star located 142 light-years (44 parsecs) away from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. 19 Aquilae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.23. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −46.7 km/s.

This object has a stellar classification of F0 III-IV, with the luminosity class matching an evolving star transitioning from the subgiant to a giant stage. Poretti et al. (2003) list it as a suspected Gamma Doradus variable, and it is located near the cooler end of the instability strip on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram. These spatial coordinates are a source of X-ray emission, which is most likely coming from the star.

19 Aquilae is an estimated 2.25 billion years old with a moderately high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 57.0 km/s. It has 1.54 times the mass of the Sun and 2.50 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 12.8 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,784 K.