ξ²-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , ξ²-Sgr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:33 (EDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:42, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ξ²-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h57m43s [4] |
| Declination: | −21°06'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 3.51 (V) [2] 5.04 (BT) [2] 3.64 (VT) [2] 3.19 (G) [4] 3.91 (BP) [4] 2.56 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 118.9 parsec 387.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 36.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 112.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.87 |
Sources