ρ2 Sagittarii (rho2 Sagittarii)

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:07 | Tran: 3:00 | Set: 7:53

Alt: 27.31° Az: 205.41° Direction: South-West

ρ2 Sagittarii is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

ρ2 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, ρ2 Sagittarii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ρ2 Sagittarii (rho2 Sagittarii) star

DSS2 image of ρ2 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ2 Sagittarii during the next 1000 years (1.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 23m 19s

Declination -18° 15’ 29”

Hour Angle 01h 34m 40s

Sidereal Time 20h 58m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 21m 50s

Declination -18° 18’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 19.64°

Galactic Latitude -14.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ2 Sagittarii (rho2 Sagittarii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ρ2 Sagittarii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ρ2 Sagittarii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ2 Sagittarii is distant 358.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.01

Distance (light year) 358.64

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.102 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ2 Sagittarii
(rho2 Sagittarii)

Flamsteed designation 45 Sagittarii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD181645

SAO Catalogue SAO162521

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95188

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 5325

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ2 Sagittarii (rho2 Sagittarii) rise, transit and set times from Portland, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Indiana/Indianapolis):

Azimuth: 108.3° RISE 22:07

Max altitude: 31.3° TRANSIT 3:00

Azimuth: 251.7° SET 7:53

Name:	Portland, United States
Latitude:	40° 26' 4.2" N
Longitude:	84° 58' 40.1" W
Timezone:	America/Indiana/Indianapolis

Set Location

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