43 Sagittarii

43 Sagittarii is a bright giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

43 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, 43 Sagittarii should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 43 Sagittarii:

Color of 43 Sagittarii ⬤

Magnitude of 43 Sagittarii 4.96

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 43 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 13°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 43 Sagittarii

43 Sagittarii is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 43 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 17m 38s

Declination J2000 -18° 57’ 11”

Galactic Longitude 18.61°

Galactic Latitude -14.13°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 43 Sagittarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 43 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 43 Sagittarii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 43 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.0° RISE 2:59

Max altitude: 19.6° TRANSIT 7:15

Azimuth: 251.0° SET 11:31

RIGHT NOW 43 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 43 Sagittarii

The image below is a photograph of 43 Sagittarii from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 43 Sagittarii is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 43 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 43 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

43 Sagittarii is distant 535.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 164.20 pc

Distance (light year) 535.30 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 43 Sagittarii

43 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of 43 Sagittarii 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 43 Sagittarii

Flamsteed designation 43 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD180540

SAO Catalogue SAO162413

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94820

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 5379

FK5 Catalogue 722

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