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ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:33 | Tran: 18:25 | Set: 22:17
Alt: -20.45°   Az: 258.97°   Direction: West

ν2 Sagittarii is a bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

ν2 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, ν2 Sagittarii 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 ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii) star
DSS2 image of ν2 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Sagittarii during the next 1000 years (1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 56m 36s
-22° 38’ 17”
06h 19m 13s
01h 15m 50s

J2000

18h 55m 07s
-22° 40’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

12.91°
-10.89°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii) star
Simplified finder chart for ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.99
Bright giant

0.40
K3II
4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Sagittarii is distant 270.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 110 kilometers per second.

82.85
270.09
-110 km/s
0.103 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

ν2 Sagittarii
(nu2 Sagittarii)
35 Sagittarii
SAO187445
SAO187445

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.6°
Max altitude: 15.9°
Azimuth: 247.4°