33 Sagittarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:54 | Tran: 3:59 | Set: 8:00

Alt: -59.49° Az: 348.98° Direction: North

33 Sagittarii is a supergiant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

33 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, 33 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 33 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 55m 31s

Declination -21° 19’ 34”

Hour Angle 11h 36m 04s

Sidereal Time 06h 31m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 54m 00s

Declination -21° 21’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14°

Galactic Latitude -10.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.94

Spectral Type K1I

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Sagittarii is distant 1,734.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 531.91

Distance (light year) 1,734.04

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD174947

SAO Catalogue SAO187422

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92747

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 5176

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.3° RISE 23:54

Max altitude: 17.2° TRANSIT 3:59

Azimuth: 248.7° SET 8:00

Set Location

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