6-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 6-Sgr is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 9° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
6-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h01m23s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°09'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 6.29 (V) [2] 8.63 (BT) [2] 6.49 (VT) [2] 5.49 (G) [4] 6.53 (BP) [4] 4.49 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 554.8 parsec 1808.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.82 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 177.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.43 |
Sources