14 Sagittarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:11 | Tran: 1:14 | Set: 5:12

Alt: -24.10° Az: 95.08° Direction: South

14 Sagittarii is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

14 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its faintness, 14 Sagittarii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 14 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 15m 47s

Declination -21° 42’ 13”

Hour Angle 17h 12m 33s

Sidereal Time 11h 28m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 14m 15s

Declination -21° 42’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 9.48°

Galactic Latitude -2.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Sagittarii is distant 505.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.04

Distance (light year) 505.43

Radial Speed -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167036

SAO Catalogue SAO186509

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89369

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 4916

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10393

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.7° RISE 21:11

Max altitude: 16.8° TRANSIT 1:14

Azimuth: 248.3° SET 5:12

Set Location

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