How to see it
5 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 5 Aql: right ascension 18h 46m 29s, declination −0° 57′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
5 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 92117, HD 173654, Gaia DR3 4260087321142851712. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4260087321142851712
- HIP
- 92117
- HD
- 173654
- gaia_dr3
- 4260087321142851712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 5 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.88