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Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii)

Ainalrami, also designated as ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii), is a multiple supergiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Ainalrami visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, Ainalrami 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 Ainalrami:

Color of Ainalrami ⬤

Magnitude of Ainalrami 4.83

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Ainalrami

Ainalrami 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 Ainalrami are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 54m 10s

Declination J2000 -22° 44’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 12.74°

Galactic Latitude -10.72°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Ainalrami in the sky:

Finder chart Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii) star

Simplified finder chart for Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii).

Visibility of Ainalrami from your location

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

Today's Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.7° RISE 3:25

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 7:16

Azimuth: 247.3° SET 11:08

RIGHT NOW Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Ainalrami

The image below is a photograph of Ainalrami 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 Ainalrami is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of Ainalrami - ν1 Sagittarii (nu1 Sagittarii) star

DSS2 image of Ainalrami. The red arrow shows the motion of Ainalrami during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Ainalrami from the Sun and relative movement

Ainalrami is distant 1,852.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 568.18 pc

Distance (light year) 1,852.27 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Ainalrami

Ainalrami belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.94

Spectral Type K2I

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature of Ainalrami 3934K

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

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

Ainalrami star system properties

Ainalrami is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Ainalrami double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.83

Secondary star magnitude 10.63

Magnitude difference 5.8

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of Ainalrami

Proper Name Ainalrami

Bayer designation ν1 Sagittarii
(nu1 Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 32 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD174974

SAO Catalogue SAO187426

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92761

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 4907

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11794

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