19 Aquarii 19 Aquarii 19 Aquarii is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. With an apparent magnitude of about 5.7, the star is barely visible to the naked eye (see Bortle scale). Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance of about 300 light years (92 parsecs) away from the Earth. 19 Aquarii has a spectral type of A8V, meaning it is an A-type main-sequence star. These types of stars are bluish-white colored, and have effective temperatures between 7100 and 11500 K. It rotates fairly fast, as its projected rotational velocity is about 155 km/s, so it
Grimthorpe Handicap Chase Grimthorpe Handicap Chase The Grimthorpe Handicap Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs and during the race there are 19 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March. Prior to the early 1980s the Grimthorpe Chase was run over two miles and 150 yards. The distance was then upped dramatically nearly doubling to a stamina testing four miles and 100 yards. The