δ Sagittae (delta Sagittae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:45 | Tran: 2:26 | Set: 10:04

Alt: 16.43° Az: 279.41° Direction: South-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

Right Ascension 19h 48m 31s

Declination +18° 35’ 54”

Hour Angle 05h 47m 04s

Sidereal Time 01h 35m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 47m 23s

Declination +18° 32’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.77°

Galactic Latitude -3.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.82

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.87

Spectral Type M2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature 3934K

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

Distance (parsec) 137.36

Distance (light year) 447.80

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Sagittae
(delta Sagittae)

Flamsteed designation 7 Sagittae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD187076

SAO Catalogue SAO105259

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97365

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 4240

FK5 Catalogue 743

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Del Sge

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° RISE 18:45

Max altitude: 57.1° TRANSIT 2:26

Azimuth: 288.6° SET 10:04

Set Location

Other stars in Sagitta