54 Sagittarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:32 | Tran: 5:09 | Set: 9:42

Alt: -53.75° Az: 342.64° Direction: North-North-West

54 Sagittarii is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

54 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, 54 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 54 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 54 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 42m 10s

Declination -16° 13’ 58”

Hour Angle 11h 17m 39s

Sidereal Time 06h 59m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 40m 43s

Declination -16° 17’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.47°

Galactic Latitude -18.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.82

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 54 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 75.13

Distance (light year) 244.93

Radial Speed -58 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 54 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185644

SAO Catalogue SAO162883

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96808

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 5399

FK5 Catalogue 1512

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12275

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12767

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 54 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.2° RISE 0:32

Max altitude: 22.3° TRANSIT 5:09

Azimuth: 253.8° SET 9:42

Set Location

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