Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:36 | Tran: 3:12 | Set: 7:47

Alt: -62.39° Az: 315.53° Direction: North-West

Albaldah, also designated as π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii), is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Albaldah visual magnitude is 2.89. Because of its brightness, Albaldah is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii) star

DSS2 image of Albaldah. The red arrow shows the motion of Albaldah during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 11m 16s

Declination -20° 58’ 50”

Hour Angle 10h 38m 36s

Sidereal Time 05h 49m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 09m 45s

Declination -21° 01’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 15.89°

Galactic Latitude -13.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.89

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.76

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Albaldah is distant 439.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.95

Distance (light year) 439.95

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Albaldah

Bayer designation π Sagittarii
(pi Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 41 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178524

SAO Catalogue SAO187756

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94141

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 5275

FK5 Catalogue 720

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11769

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Williamstown, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 111.0° RISE 22:36

Max altitude: 26.3° TRANSIT 3:12

Azimuth: 249.0° SET 7:47

Name:	Williamstown, United States
Latitude:	42° 42' 43.2" N
Longitude:	73° 12' 13.3" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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