How to see it
20 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 20 Aql: right ascension 19h 12m 41s, declination −7° 56′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
20 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 94385, HD 179406, Gaia DR3 4204705229694870528. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4204705229694870528
- HIP
- 94385
- HD
- 179406
- gaia_dr3
- 4204705229694870528
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 20 Aql
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4204705229694870528
- HD 179406
- HIP 94385
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.28