89 Aqr The Sun

Surface temperature: 5,690 K
Radius: 17 × the Sun
Luminosity: 272 × the Sun
Spectral type: A3IV:

Diagram, not a photograph. Colour from the star’s measured colour index; size from its luminosity and temperature, drawn to one scale with the Sun. Source: HYG stellar database.

Cataloged star · Database record + computed analysis

89 Aqr

HIP 114375 · HD 218640

A real star from the HYG catalog in the constellation Aquarius.

504.1 light-years away Apparent magnitude 4.71

A-type: white and crisp

Its spectral type is A3IV:: surfaces around 7,500–10,000 °C; Sirius and Vega are the classic examples. From its measured color, its surface temperature is roughly 5,692 K (5,419 °C), an estimate computed from the catalog's color index.

How far away is it?

It lies about 504 light-years away (154.6 parsecs, from its measured parallax). The light reaching Earth tonight left it around the year 1,521.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is about 271.6 times the Sun's output (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 4.71, it is a naked-eye star under dark skies, washed out by city lights. It is visible from both hemispheres.

Not alone

The catalog records this star as a member of a multiple-star system: two or more suns bound in orbit around each other, a configuration roughly half of Sun-like stars share.

Everything above is computed from the catalog’s measured values for this star. Where a value is missing, the statement is omitted rather than guessed.

Companions in this system

hd-218641 magnitude 5.90

About this record

Data: the HYG stellar database v4.1 (Hipparcos + Yale + Gliese, CC BY-SA, © David Nash / astronexus). Want the full stories? Our deep star guides cover Sirius, Betelgeuse, Proxima Centauri, Vega and three dozen more. You can also browse the catalog or learn how stars live and die.