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Delta Sagittarii (δ Sagittarii, abbreviated Delta Sgr, δ Sgr), formally named Kaus Media / ˌ k ɔː s ˈ m iː d i ə /, [10] [11] is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.70, [ 2 ] making it easily visible to the naked eye.
Delta Sagittarii (δ Sgr) ("Kaus Meridionalis"), is a K2 spectra star with magnitude 2.71 about 350 light years from Earth. [ 8 ] Eta Sagittarii (η Sgr) is a double star with component magnitudes of 3.18 and 10, while Pi Sagittarii (π Sgr) ("Albaldah") [ 9 ] is actually a triple system whose components have magnitudes 3.7, 3.8, and 6.0.
Gamma Sagittarii, Delta Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii were Al Naʽām al Wārid (النعم الوارد), the 'Going Ostriches'. [20] Gamma Sagittarii and Delta Sagittarii were Akkadian Sin-nun‑tu, or Si-nu-nu‑tum, 'the Swallow'. [20] Kaus Australis is listed in the Babylonian compendium MUL.APIN as MA.GUR 8, meaning "the Bark". [21]
Delta Sagittarii: Star 2.68 Beta Lupi: Star 2.68 Eta Boötis: Binary star system 2.68 [28] Andromeda Galaxy: Galaxy 2.68 Delta Cassiopeiae: Binary star system 2.69 [7] 2.68 Alpha Muscae: Star 2.69 Iota Aurigae: Star Suspected variable star 2.69 Mu Velorum: Binary star system 2.72 Gamma Aquilae: Star 2.73 Iota Centauri: Star 2.75 Delta Ophiuchi ...
In Chinese, 箕 (Jī), meaning Winnowing Basket, refers to an asterism consisting of Gamma Sagittarii, Delta Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii. Consequently, Gamma 2 Sagittarii itself is known as 箕宿一 (Jī Sù yī, English: the First Star of Winnowing Basket.) [15]
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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
It is located 0.8 degrees southeast of the star Delta Sagittarii, [7] and is about 1.17 kpc (3.8 kly) from the Galactic Center. [ 2 ] Map showing location of NGC 6624