Star profile

62 Sagittarii

Variable star

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

What is 62 Sagittarii

62 Sagittarii pulses quietly above the head of Sagittarius, a cool red M-type giant whose brightness shifts slowly, as if breathing. Its light takes nearly 449 years to reach us —it set out when Galileo first turned a telescope on the sky. It belongs to that family of old, swollen stars that have left behind the calm burning of hydrogen and now move, step by step, toward their final transformation.

Where it is and when to see it

62 Sagittarii 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 11° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 22° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 84° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 62° N.

It ranks no. 20 in brightness among the 117 stars of Sagittarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kaus Australis, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 450 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 62 Sagittarii

Constellation: Sagittarius
Apparent magnitude: 4.43
Distance: 448.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 300.664° · Dec -27.710°
Catalogue: HIP 98688 · HD 189763

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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