main-sequence star · A3V
Skat
Skat is a blue-white main-sequence star (spectral type A3V) about 113 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.27 it is easy to see even from a city.
A star in Aquarius; the name means "shin".
Its light output is roughly 50 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in September.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 113 light-years
- Spectral type
- A3V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.27 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 50 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 22h 55m, declination -15.8°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.