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δ Sagittae (delta Sagittae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:24 | Tran: 10:01 | Set: 17:39
Alt: 17.06°   Az: 278.63°   Direction: West

δ Sagittae is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Sagitta.

δ Sagittae visual magnitude is 3.82. Because of its moderate brightness, δ 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 δ Sagittae (delta Sagittae) star
DSS2 image of δ Sagittae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Sagittae during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 48m 30s
+18° 35’ 51”
05h 42m 56s
01h 31m 26s

J2000

19h 47m 23s
+18° 32’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

55.77°
-3.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Sagittae (delta Sagittae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.82
Bright giant

-1.87
M2II
3934K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Sagittae is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

137.36
447.80
3 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Sagittae
(delta Sagittae)
SAO105259
SAO105259

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 71.4°
Max altitude: 57.1°
Azimuth: 288.6°