Yellow giant · Sagitta
ε Sagittae
Also known as: ε Sge, HIP 96516
mag 5.7480 light-years
About
ε Sagittae is a yellow giant of magnitude 5.7 in Sagitta, about 480 light-years away.
How to find it
- ε Sagittae is in the constellation Sagitta.
- Best evenings: around late 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 north of 64° S.
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What you will see
- 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.
Facts
| Designation | ε Sagittae (ε Sge) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 96516 |
| Type | Yellow giant |
| Spectral type | G8IIIvar |
| Colour | Pale orangeB−V colour index 1.01 |
| Magnitude | 5.7The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 480 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1550. |
| Proper motion | 0.022″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Sagitta |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 37m 17.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 27′ 46″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →