ξ¹-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ξ¹-Sgr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:57, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:08, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
Name
ξ¹-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 18h57m20s [4] |
Declination: | −20°39'22" [4] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 5.06 (V) [2] 5.17 (BT) [2] 5.07 (VT) [2] 4.98 (G) [4] 5.07 (BP) [4] 4.80 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 681.0 parsec 2219.9 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
Proper motion (speed): | 6.2 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 190.4° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -4.11 |
Sources