51 Sagittarii

51 Sagittarii is a variable and double star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

51 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, 51 Sagittarii should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 51 Sagittarii:

Color of 51 Sagittarii ⬤

Magnitude of 51 Sagittarii 5.65

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 51 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 51 Sagittarii

51 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 51 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 36m 01s

Declination J2000 -24° 43’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 14.79°

Galactic Latitude -20.3°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 51 Sagittarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 51 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 51 Sagittarii from your location

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

Today's 51 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.7° RISE 4:24

Max altitude: 13.8° TRANSIT 8:02

Azimuth: 245.3° SET 11:39

RIGHT NOW 51 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 51 Sagittarii

The image below is a photograph of 51 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 51 Sagittarii is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 51 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 51 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 51 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

51 Sagittarii is distant 290.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.05 pc

Distance (light year) 290.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 51 Sagittarii

51 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class A7

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type A7

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature of 51 Sagittarii 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 51 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 51 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

51 Sagittarii star system properties

51 Sagittarii is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 51 Sagittarii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.65

Secondary star magnitude 7.65

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0 arcsec

Alternative designations of 51 Sagittarii

Flamsteed designation 51 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD184552

SAO Catalogue SAO188326

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96406

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2415442

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12183

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