β Sagittae (beta Sagittae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:05 | Tran: 2:40 | Set: 10:11

Alt: -20.43° Az: 10.18° Direction: South-West

β Sagittae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Sagitta.

β Sagittae visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, β Sagittae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of β Sagittae (beta Sagittae) star

DSS2 image of β Sagittae. The red arrow shows the motion of β Sagittae during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 42m 11s

Declination +17° 32’ 13”

Hour Angle 12h 40m 00s

Sidereal Time 08h 22m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 41m 02s

Declination +17° 28’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.1°

Galactic Latitude -2.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Sagittae (beta Sagittae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Sagittae is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.06

Distance (light year) 466.38

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Sagittae
(beta Sagittae)

Flamsteed designation 6 Sagittae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185958

SAO Catalogue SAO105133

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96837

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 4048

FK5 Catalogue 1513

Visibility from Your Location

Today's β Sagittae (beta Sagittae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.5° RISE 19:05

Max altitude: 56.1° TRANSIT 2:40

Azimuth: 287.5° SET 10:11

Set Location

Other stars in Sagitta