The star 53-Sgr
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , 53-Sgr is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 27° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:25, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:20, when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
53-Sgr
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 6.32 (V) [1] 6.37 (BT) [1] 6.33 (VT) [1] 6.31 (G) [2] 6.34 (BP) [2] 6.29 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Right ascension: | 19h39m49s [2] |
| Declination: | -23°25'40" [2] |
| Distance: | 130.9 parsec 426.9 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 36.4 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 171.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.74 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.