ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:35 | Tran: 4:32 | Set: 8:24

Alt: -0.97° Az: 126.65° Direction: South-East

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

Right Ascension 18h 56m 38s

Declination -22° 38’ 14”

Hour Angle 19h 58m 32s

Sidereal Time 14h 55m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 55m 07s

Declination -22° 40’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.91°

Galactic Latitude -10.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Sagittarii (nu2 Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature 4069K

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

Distance (parsec) 82.85

Distance (light year) 270.09

Radial Speed -110 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.103 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν2 Sagittarii
(nu2 Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 35 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175190

SAO Catalogue SAO187445

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92845

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 4915

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9637

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° RISE 0:35

Max altitude: 15.9° TRANSIT 4:32

Azimuth: 247.4° SET 8:24

Set Location

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