Rukbat - α Sagittarii (alpha Sagittarii)
Rukbat, also designated as α Sagittarii (alpha Sagittarii), is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Sagittarius.
Rukbat visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, Rukbat 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.

Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for Rukbat - α Sagittarii (alpha Sagittarii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Rukbat is distant 169.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Rukbat - α Sagittarii (alpha Sagittarii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK