Star profile
Ainalrami
Nu 1 Sagittarii · Sagittarius
Highly luminous starWhat is Ainalrami
Ainalrami is a luminous orange giant in Sagittarius, its name drawn from the Arabic «ʿayn al-rāmī», «the eye of the archer». At 1,125 light-years, its coppery light travels a long millennium before reaching us, departing from a region of the sky that points directly toward the radiant heart of the Milky Way. It belongs, then, to that golden backdrop where thousands of stars and clouds of galactic dust crowd together.
Where it is and when to see it
Ainalrami lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 16° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 27° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 79° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 67° N.
It ranks no. 34 in brightness among the 117 stars of Sagittarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kaus Australis, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,100 years ago.
It opens in your browser. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Leave your signature on Ainalrami
Your name and a message go up on the map for everyone to read. Signing is free.
Without a lock, someone else can replace your signature. How the lock works
We'll ask for an email to confirm it's you, no password.
A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for Ainalrami
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.86
- Distance
- 1124.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 283.542° · Dec -22.745°
- Catalogue
- HIP 92761 · HD 174974
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.
Other stars in Sagittarius
Sagittarius has 117 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Kaus AustralisEpsilon Sagittarii1.79
- NunkiSigma Sagittarii2.05
- AscellaZeta Sagittarii2.60
- 21 Sagittarii4.81
- 60 Sagittarii4.84
- HIP 919184.86
- Psi Sagittarii4.86
- 56 Sagittarii4.87