Delta Sagittarii

E463799

Delta Sagittarii is a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, forming part of the prominent asterism known as the Teapot.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
δ Sagittarii 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
bright giant star
giant star
star
age_gyr about 0.4
apparentMagnitudeV 2.70
bayerDesignation Delta Sgr NERFINISHED
δ Sagittarii NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
belongsToAsterism Teapot NERFINISHED
catalogIdentifier BD−29 4359 NERFINISHED
HD 169022 NERFINISHED
HIP 90185 NERFINISHED
HR 6882 NERFINISHED
SAO 186707 NERFINISHED
colorIndexBminusV 1.32
constellation Sagittarius NERFINISHED
declination −29° 49′ 41″
distanceFromEarth_ly approximately 348
distanceFromEarth_pc approximately 107
effectiveTemperature_K 4500
epoch J2000.0
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage red giant branch
formsPartOf outline of the Teapot asterism
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasCompanion optical companion star
hemisphereVisibility southern
isPartOf Sagittarius constellation NERFINISHED
luminosity_solar about 350
mass_solar about 3.3
metallicity_FeH −0.09
parallax_mas 9.34
parallaxError_mas 0.18
positionInAsterism center of the Teapot’s lid
properMotionDec_masPerYr −65.92
properMotionRA_masPerYr −44.05
radialVelocity_kmPerSec −20
radius_solar about 16
rightAscension 18h 20m 59s
spectralClass K3III
surfaceGravity_logg 2.3
traditionalName Kaus Media NERFINISHED
Kaus Meridionalis NERFINISHED
variable no
visibleIn summer sky of the Northern Hemisphere
winter sky of the Southern Hemisphere
visibleToNakedEye yes

Referenced by (3)

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

Kaus Media hasAlternativeName Delta Sagittarii
Kaus Media hasBayerDesignation Delta Sagittarii
this entity surface form: δ Sagittarii
the Teapot hasPart Delta Sagittarii