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ε Sagittae (epsilon Sagittae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:42 | Tran: 3:11 | Set: 10:36
Alt: 48.59°   Az: 137.23°   Direction: South-East

ε Sagittae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Sagitta.

ε Sagittae visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, ε Sagittae 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 ε Sagittae (epsilon Sagittae) star
DSS2 image of ε Sagittae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Sagittae during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 38m 26s
+16° 31’ 17”
22h 08m 14s
17h 46m 40s

J2000

19h 37m 17s
+16° 27’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

52.77°
-2.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Sagittae (epsilon Sagittae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.66
Giant

-0.15
G8III
4695K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Sagittae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ε Sagittae double sysyem:

5.66
8.36
2.7
88.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Sagittae is distant 473.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

145.14
473.15
-33 km/s
0.02 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Sagittae
(epsilon Sagittae)
SAO105061
SAO105061

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 73.5°
Max altitude: 55.0°
Azimuth: 286.5°