χ3 Sagittarii (chi3 Sagittarii)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:43 | Tran: 4:30 | Set: 8:14

Alt: 13.11° Az: 196.09° Direction: South-South-West

χ3 Sagittarii is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

χ3 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, χ3 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 χ3 Sagittarii (chi3 Sagittarii) star

DSS2 image of χ3 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of χ3 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 27m 01s

Declination -23° 54’ 36”

Hour Angle 01h 08m 40s

Sidereal Time 20h 35m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 25m 29s

Declination -23° 57’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14.58°

Galactic Latitude -17.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.52

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ3 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ3 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ3 Sagittarii is distant 505.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.04

Distance (light year) 505.43

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ3 Sagittarii
(chi3 Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 49 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182416

SAO Catalogue SAO188105

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95503

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2415307

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11992

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ3 Sagittarii (chi3 Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9° RISE 0:43

Max altitude: 14.6° TRANSIT 4:30

Azimuth: 246.1° SET 8:14

Set Location

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