61 Sagittarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:16 | Tran: 2:57 | Set: 7:34

Alt: -32.63° Az: 72.70° Direction: South-West

61 Sagittarii is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

61 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, 61 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 61 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Sagittarii during the next 1000 years (0.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 59m 23s

Declination -15° 25’ 16”

Hour Angle 15h 46m 04s

Sidereal Time 11h 45m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 57m 56s

Declination -15° 29’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.02°

Galactic Latitude -21.54°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Sagittarii is distant 291.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.45

Distance (light year) 291.59

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.101"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188899

SAO Catalogue SAO163141

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98258

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5516

FK5 Catalogue 1522

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.4° RISE 22:16

Max altitude: 23.1° TRANSIT 2:57

Azimuth: 254.6° SET 7:34

Set Location

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