54 Sagittarii
54 Sagittarii is a variable and multiple giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.
54 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, 54 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 54 Sagittarii:
54 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 21.4°
Azimuth: 167.3°
Direction: South-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 54 Sagittarii
54 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 54 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 54 Sagittarii in the sky:

Visibility of 54 Sagittarii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 54 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 54 Sagittarii
The image below is a photograph of 54 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 54 Sagittarii is 0.071 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.048 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 54 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement
54 Sagittarii is distant 244.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 58 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 54 Sagittarii
54 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
