h Aquilae
DSS image of h Aquilae
Overlaid DSS image of h Aquilae, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around h Aquilae
h Aql, 15 Aql
BD-04 4684, HD 177463, HR 7225, WDS J19050-0402A, SAO 142996, GSC 05136-00044, HIP 93717

Type  Star
Magnitude  5.3
Right Ascension  19h 4' 57.6"  (2000)
Declination  4° 1' 53" S
Constellation  Aquila
Classification  K0/1III
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jul 19, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 47x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

A wonderful double star, a yellow primary is 40" northeast of an orange companion, the proximity accentuates the colors, one field north of λAql in a rich galactic starfield, this pair is apparently not binary despite appearances, only a line-of-sight double
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h Aquilae