Orange bright giant · Sagittarius

Ainalrami

Also known as: ν¹ Sagittarii (ν¹ Sgr), HIP 92761

mag 4.91,100 light-years

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Ainalrami (ν¹ Sagittarii) is an orange bright giant of magnitude 4.9 in Sagittarius, about 1,100 light-years away.

Ainalrami is in the constellation Sagittarius.
Best evenings: around mid-August it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 57° N.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesNeeds a dark sky away from city lights.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Ainalrami
Designation	ν¹ Sagittarii (ν¹ Sgr)
Hipparcos number	HIP 92761
Type	Orange bright giant
Spectral type	K1II
Colour	OrangeB−V colour index 1.41
Magnitude	4.9The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	1,100 light-yearsThe light you see left it around AD 900. Distances this large are uncertain by 10% or more.
Proper motion	0.006″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right ascension (J2000)	18h 54m 10.2s
Declination (J2000)	−22° 44′ 41″