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61 Sagittarii

Altitude: 20.9°   Azimuth: 200.4°   Direction: South-South-West

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

61 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its reltive faintness, 61 Sagittarii should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 61 Sagittarii is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.101 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 61 Sagittarii star
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);

Key facts about 61 Sagittarii

5.02
Sub-giant

61 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 20.9°
Azimuth: 200.4°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 61 Sagittarii

61 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 61 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

19h 57m 56s
-15° 29’ 29”
26.02°
-21.54°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 61 Sagittarii in the sky:

Finder chart 61 Sagittarii star
Simplified finder chart for 61 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 61 Sagittarii from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 105.5°
Max altitude: 23.0°
Azimuth: 254.5°

Distance of 61 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

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.

89.45 pc
291.59 ly
3 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.101 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 61 Sagittarii

61 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.26
A3IV
9542K

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

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

Alternative designations of 61 Sagittarii

61 Sagittarii
SAO163141
SAO163141