61 Sagittarii

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 61 Sagittarii:

Color of 61 Sagittarii ⬤

Magnitude of 61 Sagittarii 5.02

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 61 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 57m 56s

Declination J2000 -15° 29’ 29”

Galactic Longitude 26.02°

Galactic Latitude -21.54°

Constellation Sagittarius

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

Simplified finder chart for 61 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 61 Sagittarii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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 [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.5° RISE 3:55

Max altitude: 23.0° TRANSIT 8:32

Azimuth: 254.5° SET 13:09

RIGHT NOW 61 Sagittarii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 61 Sagittarii

The image below is a photograph of 61 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 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 89.45 pc

Distance (light year) 291.59 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -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.

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature of 61 Sagittarii 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

Alternative designations of 61 Sagittarii

Flamsteed designation 61 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188899

SAO Catalogue SAO163141

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98258

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5516

FK5 Catalogue 1522

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