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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii)

Altitude: 11.8°   Azimuth: 209.4°   Direction: South-South-West

ο Sagittarii is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

ο Sagittarii visual magnitude is 3.77. Because of its moderate brightness, ο Sagittarii should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ο Sagittarii is 0.08 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.06 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii) star
DSS2 image of ο Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ο Sagittarii

3.77
Giant

ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 11.8°
Azimuth: 209.4°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ο Sagittarii

ο Sagittarii is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ο Sagittarii are provided in the following table:

19h 04m 41s
-21° 44’ 30”
14.71°
-12.51°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ο Sagittarii in the sky:

Finder chart ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii) star
Simplified finder chart for ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii).

Visibility of ο Sagittarii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ο Sagittarii (omicron Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.7°
Max altitude: 16.8°
Azimuth: 248.3°

Distance of ο Sagittarii from the Sun and relative movement

ο Sagittarii is distant 138.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

42.57 pc
138.78 ly
25 km/s
0.08 arcsec/year
-0.06 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ο Sagittarii

ο Sagittarii belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.62
G9III
4719K

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

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

ο Sagittarii star system properties

ο Sagittarii 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 ο Sagittarii double sysyem:

3.77
13.67
9.9
35.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of ο Sagittarii

ο Sagittarii
(omicron Sagittarii)
39 Sagittarii
SAO187643
SAO187643