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Epsilon Sagittarii (Latinised from ε Sagittarii, abbreviated Epsilon Sgr, ε Sgr), formally named Kaus Australis / ˈ k ɔː s ɔː ˈ s t r eɪ l ɪ s /, [8] [9] is a binary star system in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of +1.85 [2] makes it the brightest object in Sagittarius.
Fittingly, Gamma2 Sagittarii is Alnasl, the Arabic word for "arrowhead", and Delta Sagittarii is called Kaus Media, the "center of the bow," from which the arrow protrudes. Kaus Media bisects Lambda Sagittarii (λ Sgr) and Epsilon Sagittarii (ε Sgr), whose names Kaus Borealis and Kaus Australis refer to the northern and southern portions of ...
Epsilon Sagittarii. Delta Sagittarii. Lambda Sagittarii. Keid: al-Qaiḍ: the (broken egg) Shells: القيض Omicron² Eridani: Kitalpha: Qiṭʿat al-Faras: Part of the Horse: قطعة الفرس Alpha Equulei: Kochab: al-Kawkab: the Star: كوكب Beta Ursae Minoris: Kurhah: al-Qurḥah: the Blaze on a horse's brow: القرحة Xi Cephei
Epsilon Sagittae is an optical binary, with a companion of magnitude 8.35 at an angular separation of 87.3 arc seconds along a position angle of 82°, as of 2013. [9] The companion is actually a more distant giant star approximately 7,000 light-years from Earth, with a luminosity 1,800 times that of the Sun and also designated HD 232029. [10]
Epsilon Sagittarii: Binary star system 1.85 Theta Scorpii: Binary star system 1.86 Alkaid: Star 1.86 Epsilon Carinae: Binary star system 1.87 [16] Small Magellanic Cloud: Galaxy 1.88 Alpha Trianguli Australis: Star 1.90 1.89 Beta Aurigae: Binary star system 1.918 Alpha Pavonis: Binary star system 1.92 Gamma Geminorum: Binary star system 1.95 ...
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Below there are lists the nearest stars separated by spectral type.The scope of the list is still restricted to the main sequence spectral types: M, K, F, G, A, B and O.It may be later expanded to other types, such as S, D or C.