γ Sagittae (gamma Sagittae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:01 | Tran: 3:48 | Set: 11:32

Alt: 45.18° Az: 239.91° Direction: West-South-West

γ Sagittae is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Sagitta.

γ Sagittae visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Sagittae (gamma Sagittae) star

DSS2 image of γ Sagittae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Sagittae during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 59m 53s

Declination +19° 33’ 45”

Hour Angle 02h 41m 20s

Sidereal Time 22h 41m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 58m 45s

Declination +19° 29’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.97°

Galactic Latitude -5.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Sagittae is distant 273.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.03

Distance (light year) 273.95

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Sagittae
(gamma Sagittae)

Flamsteed designation 12 Sagittae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD189319

SAO Catalogue SAO105500

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98337

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 4229

FK5 Catalogue 752

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12638

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 70.4° RISE 20:01

Max altitude: 58.1° TRANSIT 3:48

Azimuth: 289.6° SET 11:32

Set Location

Other stars in Sagitta