4-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 4-Sgr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:05, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
4-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m47s [2] |
| Declination: | −23°48'58" [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 4.72 (V) [2] 4.70 (BT) [2] 4.72 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 127.4 parsec 415.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 51.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 182.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.80 |
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