η-Sgr (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , η-Sgr is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.

Name η-Sgr
Object type Star
Other names
η-Sgr
Eta Sagittarii
HR 6832[1]
HD 167618
HIP 89642[3]
TYC 7404-7057-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h17m37s [2]
Declination:−36°45'42" [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:
Variable
3.13 (V) [2]
5.15 (BT) [2]
3.30 (VT) [2]
Distance:44.7 parsec
145.9 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.58
Proper motion (speed):210.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):217.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.12

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