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Kaus Media - δ Sagittarii (delta Sagittarii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:45 | Tran: 8:40 | Set: 11:35
Alt: -64.14°   Az: 319.59°   Direction: North-West

Kaus Media, also designated as δ Sagittarii (delta Sagittarii), is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Kaus Media visual magnitude is 2.7. Because of its brightness, Kaus Media is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Kaus Media - δ Sagittarii (delta Sagittarii) star
DSS2 image of Kaus Media. The red arrow shows the motion of Kaus Media during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 22m 36s
-29° 48’ 53”
10h 43m 55s
05h 06m 31s

J2000

18h 20m 59s
-29° 49’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

-7.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Kaus Media - δ Sagittarii (delta Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.7
Giant

-2.16
K3III
3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Kaus Media is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

Kaus Media is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Kaus Media double sysyem:

2.7
12.9
10.2
58.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kaus Media is distant 305.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

93.72
305.53
-20 km/s
0.035 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Kaus Media
δ Sagittarii
(delta Sagittarii)
19 Sagittarii
SAO186681
SAO186681

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 119.8°
Max altitude: 8.7°
Azimuth: 240.2°