57 Sagittarii
57 Sagittarii is a giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.
57 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, 57 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 57 Sagittarii:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 57 Sagittarii
57 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 57 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 57 Sagittarii in the sky:
Visibility of 57 Sagittarii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 57 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 57 Sagittarii
The image below is a photograph of 57 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 57 Sagittarii is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.058 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 57 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement
57 Sagittarii is distant 311.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 57 Sagittarii
57 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 57 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
