Kaus-Media (Star)

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From Ashburn , Kaus-Media is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:27 (EDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:17.

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Name Kaus-Media
Object type Star
Other names
Kaus Media
δ-Sgr
Delta Sagittarii
19-Sgr
19 Sagittarii
HR 6859[1]
HD 168454
HIP 89931[3]
TYC 6856-2170-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4049506483413484672[4]
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
Visibility from Ashburn

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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