Delta Sagittarii

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Star
δ Sagittarii
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18 h 20 m 59.6 s
declination -29 ° 49 ′ 41 ″
Apparent brightness 2.7 likes
Typing
Spectral class K3 III
Astrometry
parallax (9.38 ± 0.18)  mas
distance (348 ± 7)  ly
(107 ± 2)  pc
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name δ Sagittarii
Flamsteed name 19 Sagittarii
Cordoba Survey CD −29 14834
Bright Star Catalog HR 6859 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 168454 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 89931 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 186681 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 6856-2170-1 [5]
Other names FK5 687

δ Sagittarii (Delta Sagittarii , δ Sgr ) is a star with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.7 mag. It has the spectral class K3 and its distance is approx. 350  light years .

δ Sagittarii bears the historical proper names Kaus Medius , also Kaus Media ( Arabic قوس, DMG Qaūs  'bow' and Latin medius, "middle"), as well as El Karidab .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)