Properties
31 Aquilae has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.16, making it bright enough to be seen with the naked eye in dark skies. The annual parallax shift of 65.89 mas yields a distance estimate of 49.5 light-years (15.2 parsecs) from Earth. It is a variable star with a magnitude change of less than 0.02.
With a stellar classification of G8 IV, the luminosity class of IV indicates this is a subgiant star. Compared to the Sun, it has 116% of the mass and 138% of the radius. It is radiating nearly double the luminosity of the Sun from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 5,510 K, giving it the yellow hue of an G-type star. Its age is probably similar to NGC 188, the oldest open cluster known, which was calculated to be over 5 billion years. For its age, it is surprisingly rich in elements other than hydrogen or helium, contrary to common assumptions that the oldest stars should be metal-poor.
No certain substellar companion has been detected so far around 31 Aquilae. McDonald Observatory team has set limits to the presence of one or more planets around 31 Aquilae with masses between 0.22 and 1.9 Jupiter masses and average separations spanning between 0.05 and 5.2 Astronomical Units.
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