Kaus-Media (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Kaus-Media is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT), 18° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:34, 19° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:14, when it sinks below 15° above your southern horizon.
Name
Kaus-Media
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 18h20m59s [4] |
Declination: | −29°49'41" [4] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 2.68 (V) [2] 4.50 (BT) [2] 2.83 (VT) [2] 2.30 (G) [4] 3.48 (BP) [4] 2.05 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 127.4 parsec 415.5 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.42 |
Proper motion (speed): | 43.0 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 129.5° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -2.85 |
Sources