χ1 Sagittarii (chi1 Sagittarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:41 | Tran: 2:24 | Set: 6:04

Alt: -37.18° Az: 83.20° Direction: South

χ1 Sagittarii is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Sagittarius.

χ1 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, χ1 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.

Image of χ1 Sagittarii (chi1 Sagittarii) star

DSS2 image of χ1 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of χ1 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 26m 49s

Declination -24° 27’ 23”

Hour Angle 16h 01m 25s

Sidereal Time 11h 28m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 25m 16s

Declination -24° 30’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14.03°

Galactic Latitude -17.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ1 Sagittarii (chi1 Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class

χ1 Sagittarii is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ1 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ1 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ1 Sagittarii is distant 220.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.66

Distance (light year) 220.57

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ1 Sagittarii
(chi1 Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 47 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182369

SAO Catalogue SAO188101

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95477

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2415303

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ1 Sagittarii (chi1 Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.5° RISE 22:41

Max altitude: 14.1° TRANSIT 2:24

Azimuth: 245.5° SET 6:04

Set Location

Other stars in Sagittarius