18-Sgr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 18-Sgr is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
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Name
18-Sgr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h25m01s [4] |
| Declination: | −30°45'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 5.58 (V) [2] 7.01 (BT) [2] 5.70 (VT) [2] 5.16 (G) [4] 5.81 (BP) [4] 4.42 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 174.5 parsec 568.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 152.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 242.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.63 |
Sources