Al Nasl

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Star
Al Nasl
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18 h 05 m 48.5 s
declination -30 ° 25 ′ 27 ″
Apparent brightness 3.0 likes
Typing
Spectral class K
Astrometry
parallax (33.94 ± 0.87)  mas
distance (96.1 ± 2.5)  ly
(29.5 ± 0.8)  pc
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name γ Sagittarii
Flamsteed name 10 sagittarii
Cordoba Survey CD −30 ° 15215
Bright Star Catalog HR 6746 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 165135 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 88635 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 209696 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 7391-2710-1 [5]Template: Infobox star / maintenance / specification of the TYC catalog
Other names FK5  679

Al Nasl (from Arabic النصل, DMG an-Naşl  'the arrowhead', American Spelling of the IAU: Alnasl ) Bayer name Gamma2 Sagittarii ( γ 2 Sgr for short ) is a giant in the constellation Sagittarius with the spectral class K and an apparent visual brightness of 3.0 mag, about 100 light years away from our solar system . Its neighboring star γ 1 Sgr is a 4.7 mag bright star of the spectral class G0Ib / II C and is not gravitationally bound to Al Nasl, as it is approx. 850 ly. Away .

Other spellings are Nash , Nasl , Alwazl , Nushaba or Zuji al Nushshabah .