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23 Aquilae (abbreviated 23 Aql) is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. 23 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation. It is at a distance of about 370 light-years (110 parsecs) with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.10.
The brightness of the star is diminished by 0.21 in magnitude because of extinction from interstellar dust and gas. The primary component of this system is a magnitude 5.31 K-type giant star or bright giant with a stellar classification of K1. At an angular separation of 3.25 arcseconds is a magnitude 8.76 companion star.
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