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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Eta Aquarii
Flamsteed Number	62 Aquarii
HR (BSC)	8597
HD	213998
Constellation	Aquarius
Right Ascension	22h 35m 21s
Declination	-0° 7' 3"
Distance	168 light years 51 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.0 Absolute: +0.3
Spectral Class	B9 Blue Subgiant/Dwarf
Optimum Visibility	September
Notes	One of the three stars that make up the Water Jar formation in Aquarius, Eta Aquarii is a single blue dwarf with no companion stars, shining more than a hundred times more brightly than the Sun. It is notable for its high rate of rotation, turning on its axis in less than a single day.

A blue dwarf star in the northern parts of Aquarius, near its border with Pegasus. Eta Aquarii is notable for falling almost exactly on the Celestial Equator.

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