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Beta Sagittae
6 Sagittae
Proper Name
None
Bayer Designation
Beta Sagittae
Flamsteed Number
6 Sagittae
BSC
7488
HD
185958
Constellation
Sagitta
Right Ascension
19h 41m 1s
Declination
+17° 28' 22"
Distance
467
light years
143
parsecs
Magnitude
Apparent:
+4.4
Absolute:
-1.4
Spectral Class
G
8
Yellow
Giant
Optimum Visibility
July
A
G-type
yellow
star
like our own
Sun
, Beta Sagittae belongs to the '
giant
' class of
stars
, and lies hundreds of
light years
from the
Earth
.
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