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Epsilon Sagitta

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is Epsilon Sagitta

Epsilon Sagittae lives in the small Arrow, one of the tiniest yet oldest constellations of the sky, already listed by Ptolemy in the second century. At 480 light-years, it is a yellow G-type giant in an evolved phase, with a surface expanded and cooled from its earlier life. Modest in brightness, its quiet light still helps trace the unmistakable silhouette of a celestial projectile suspended between Hercules and the Swan.

Where it is and when to see it

Epsilon Sagitta lies in the northern 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 55° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 66° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 40° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 74° S.

It ranks no. 10 in brightness among the 14 stars of Sagitta in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gamma Sagitta, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Epsilon Sagitta

Constellation: Sagitta
Apparent magnitude: 5.67
Distance: 480.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 294.322° · Dec 16.463°
Catalogue: HIP 96516 · HD 185194

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Other stars in Sagitta

Sagitta has 14 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 14 stars in Sagitta