U-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , U-Sgr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:39, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
U-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h31m53s [4] |
| Declination: | −19°07'30" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.75 (V) [2] 8.25 (BT) [2] 6.87 (VT) [2] 6.43 (G) [4] 7.13 (BP) [4] 5.64 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 637.2 parsec 2077.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 196.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.27 |
Sources