65 Sagittarii

65 Sagittarii is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

65 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its reltive faintness, 65 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 65 Sagittarii:

Color of 65 Sagittarii ⬤

Magnitude of 65 Sagittarii 6.55

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 65 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 65 Sagittarii

65 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 65 Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 05m 26s

Declination J2000 -12° 39’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 29.59°

Galactic Latitude -22.06°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 65 Sagittarii in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 65 Sagittarii.

Visibility of 65 Sagittarii from your location

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

Today's 65 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.7° RISE 3:22

Max altitude: 25.9° TRANSIT 8:14

Azimuth: 257.3° SET 13:07

RIGHT NOW 65 Sagittarii is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 65 Sagittarii

The image below is a photograph of 65 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 65 Sagittarii is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.049 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 65 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 65 Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

65 Sagittarii is distant 402.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.46 pc

Distance (light year) 402.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.049 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 65 Sagittarii

65 Sagittarii belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.09

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of 65 Sagittarii 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 65 Sagittarii

Flamsteed designation 65 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD190454

SAO Catalogue SAO163253

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98953

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 5569

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