Askella
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Star Askella (ζ Sagittarii) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Sagittarius | ||||||||||||||||
| Right ascension | 19 h 02 m 36.7 s | ||||||||||||||||
| declination | -29 ° 52 ′ 49 ″ | ||||||||||||||||
| Apparent brightness | 2.60 mag | ||||||||||||||||
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| distance | 89 ly | ||||||||||||||||
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Askella (also Ascella, lat. "The armpit") is the name of the star Zeta Sagittarii (short: ζ Sgr) in the constellation Sagittarius . Askella has an apparent brightness of +2.6 mag and belongs to the spectral class A2. The distance from Askella is approximately 89 light years (Hipparcos database).