Kaus Media

E100935

Kaus Media is a prominent star in the constellation Sagittarius, known as one of the main components of the Teapot asterism.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kaus Media canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomicalObject
star
hasAlternativeName Delta Sagittarii
hasApparentMagnitude approximately 2.7
hasBayerDesignation Delta Sagittarii
surface form: δ Sagittarii
hasColorIndex orange
hasConstellationAbbreviation Sgr
hasDeclination approximately −29°
hasDistanceFromEarth approximately 100 parsecs
approximately 340 light-years
hasEffectiveTemperature approximately 4300 K
hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem J2000.0
hasFlamsteedDesignation Epsilon Sagittarii
surface form: 30 Sagittarii
hasGalacticLocation Milky Way
hasHenryDraperDesignation HD 168454
hasHipparcosDesignation HIP 89931
hasLuminosityClass III
hasNameMeaning “middle bow”
hasNameOrigin Arabic origin
hasPositionInTeapot forms part of the bow of the Teapot
hasRadialVelocity receding from Sun
hasRightAscension approximately 18h 20m
hasRoleInSkyCulture marks part of the Teapot outline in Western astronomy
hasSpectralType K3III
hasStellarClassification giant star
hasVariableStarDesignation none known
isBrighterThan many surrounding Sagittarius field stars
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos satellite
surface form: Hipparcos Catalogue
isComponentOf Teapot asterism
isProminentStarIn Sagittarius
isUsedFor celestial navigation in Sagittarius region
isVisibleFrom Earth
isVisibleToNakedEye true
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius
partOfAsterism the Teapot
surface form: Teapot

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sagittarius brightStar Kaus Media
the Teapot hasPart Kaus Media