7 Sagittarii

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:30 | Tran: 1:20 | Set: 6:10

Alt: -55.89° Az: 275.12° Direction: South-West

7 Sagittarii is a giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

7 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, 7 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 7 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Sagittarii during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 04m 24s

Declination -24° 16’ 47”

Hour Angle 09h 28m 49s

Sidereal Time 03h 33m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 02m 51s

Declination -24° 16’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.96°

Galactic Latitude -0.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.31

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

7 Sagittarii is distant 1,105.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 338.98

Distance (light year) 1,105.08

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 7 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164584

SAO Catalogue SAO186163

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88380

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2413793

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 7 Sagittarii rise, transit and set times from Omaha, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 114.3° RISE 20:30

Max altitude: 32.5° TRANSIT 1:20

Azimuth: 245.7° SET 6:10

Name:	Omaha, United States
Latitude:	33° 10' 50.5" N
Longitude:	94° 44' 38.8" W
Timezone:	America/Chicago

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