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Constellations - Saggitarius - 22lam Sgr (Kaus Borealis)

 
Identification Data
Common NameKaus Borealis
ConstellationSaggitarius
Star Name22lam Sgr
Skymap Number18270193
Henry Draper (HD) Number169916
Harvard Revised (HR) Number6913
SAO Number186841
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberCD-2513149
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number

Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number268438
Right Ascension (RA) J200018h 27m 58.240s
Declination (Dec) J2000-25° 25' 18.120"
Position Uncertainty0.0106s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)-0.00331
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.186366
Radial Velocity-043.2km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.04220s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00090s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.109954
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)-0.896455
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)-0.429277
Galactic Longitude7.67°
Galactic Latitude
-6.52°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)2.83
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.004
Observed B Magnitude3.89
Observed B-V Colour+1.056
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.004
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude2.9
Observed Photographic Magnitude3.9
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeK1IIIb
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassK0
Position Angle
Year of Observation AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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