η-Sge (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Sge is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:34 (EDT), 59° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 20° above your western horizon.
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Name
η-Sge
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h05m09s [4] |
| Declination: | +19°59'29" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagitta |
| Magnitude: | 5.10 (V) [2] 6.42 (BT) [2] 5.21 (VT) [2] 4.79 (G) [4] 5.33 (BP) [4] 4.10 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 47.9 parsec 156.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 85.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 20.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.70 |
Sources