Star profile

Kaus Media

Delta Sagittarii · Sagittarius

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Kaus Media

Kaus Media, «the middle of the bow» in mingled Latin and Arabic, marks the central section of the bow Sagittarius draws toward the heart of the Milky Way. An orange K-class giant 347 light years away, its warm hue stands out against the bright background of the galactic centre. Its light departed not long before Cervantes finished Don Quixote.

Where it is and when to see it

Kaus Media lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 9° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 19° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 86° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 60° N.

It ranks no. 4 in brightness among the 117 stars of Sagittarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kaus Australis, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 350 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Kaus Media

Constellation: Sagittarius
Apparent magnitude: 2.72
Distance: 347.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 275.249° · Dec -29.828°
Catalogue: HIP 89931 · HD 168454

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Other stars in Sagittarius

Sagittarius has 117 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 117 stars in Sagittarius