X-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , X-Sgr will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 21° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:10.
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Name
X-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h47m33s [4] |
| Declination: | −27°49'51" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.58 (V) [2] 5.54 (BT) [2] 4.66 (VT) [2] 4.33 (G) [4] 4.78 (BP) [4] 3.68 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 356.4 parsec 1161.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 11.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 205.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.18 |
Sources