62 Sagittarii

62 Sagittarii is a variable giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

62 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 4.58. Because of its moderate brightness, 62 Sagittarii should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 62 Sagittarii:

Color of 62 Sagittarii ⬤

Magnitude of 62 Sagittarii 4.58

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 62 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 62 Sagittarii

62 Sagittarii is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 62 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 02m 39s

Declination J2000 -27° 42’ 34”

Galactic Longitude 13.92°

Galactic Latitude -26.93°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 62 Sagittarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 62 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 62 Sagittarii from your location

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

Today's 62 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.7° RISE 5:23

Max altitude: 10.8° TRANSIT 8:36

Azimuth: 242.3° SET 11:50

RIGHT NOW 62 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 62 Sagittarii

The image below is a photograph of 62 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 62 Sagittarii is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 62 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 62 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 62 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

62 Sagittarii is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 137.36 pc

Distance (light year) 447.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 62 Sagittarii

62 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature of 62 Sagittarii 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 62 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 62 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 62 Sagittarii

Flamsteed designation 62 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD189763

SAO Catalogue SAO188844

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98688

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2816355

FK5 Catalogue 753

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V3872 Sgr

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