66 Aquarii
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 43m 35.23307s |
| Declination | −18° 49′ 49.3557″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.673 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K3 III |
| U−B color index | +1.549 |
| B−V color index | +1.376 |
| Variable type | suspected |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +21.6 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −31.73 mas/yr Dec.: −28.54 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.53±0.26 mas |
| Distance | 430 ± 10 ly (133 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.93 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 37 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 434.08 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.06 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,170 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.23 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| 66 Aqr, BD−19°6324, HD 215167, HIP 112211, HR 8649, SAO 165252 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
66 Aquarii is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 66 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation though the star also bears the Bayer designation of g1 Aquarii. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.673. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.53 milliarcseconds, the distance to this star is about 430 light-years (130 parsecs).
This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K3 III. It has expanded to 37 times the radius of the Sun and is radiating 434 times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 4,170 K. This gives it the orange-hued glow of a K-type star. It is a suspected variable star that ranges in magnitude between 4.66 and 4.71.