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Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:44 | Tran: 9:48 | Set: 13:51
Alt: 14.35°   Az: 156.19°   Direction: South-South-East

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

19h 11m 15s
-20° 58’ 52”
22h 20m 57s
17h 32m 12s

J2000

19h 09m 45s
-21° 01’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

15.89°
-13.29°

Finder Chart

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

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.89
Bright giant

-2.76
F2II
7158K

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

HR 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.

134.95
439.95
-10 km/s
-0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Albaldah
π Sagittarii
(pi Sagittarii)
41 Sagittarii
SAO187756
SAO187756

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Albaldah - π Sagittarii (pi Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.0°
Max altitude: 17.5°
Azimuth: 249.0°