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Companion
  
83 Aquarii B

Constellation
  
Aquarius

Magnitude
  
5.43

83 Aquarii

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83 Aquarii (abbreviated 83 Aqr) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 83 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation though it also bears the Bayer designation of h Aquarii. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 5.43, which is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.57 milliarcseconds, it is located at a distance of around 209 light-years (64 parsecs) from Earth.

Both stars are F-type main sequence stars. The first component has an apparent magnitude of 6.20; the second is magnitude 6.34. They are orbiting each other with a period of 21.84 years with an eccentricity of 0.388.

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83 Aquarii Wikipedia