Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Delta Sagittae (Delta Sge, δ Sagittae, δ Sge) is a binary star in the constellation of Sagitta, with an apparent magnitude of +3.68. The primary component is a red M-type bright giant, and the secondary is a B-type main-sequence star. [2] It is approximately 430 light years from Earth, based on its Gaia Data Release 2 parallax. [1]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file
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]
λ Sagittarii (Latinised to Lambda Sagittarii) is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name Kaus Borealis, which derives from the Arabic قوس qaws 'bow' and Latin boreālis 'northern'. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [11] to catalog and standardize proper names for ...
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]
Lambda Sagittarii: Star 2.82 Alpha Tucanae: Binary star system 2.83 2.81 Delta Capricorni: Quadruple star system 2.84 2.78 Gamma Pegasi: Star 2.84 Beta Leporis: Star 2.84 Alpha Hydri: Star 2.85 Beta Arae: Star 2.85 Zeta Persei: Star 2.85 Beta Trianguli Australis: Star 2.87 2.75 Mu Geminorum: Star 2.87 Delta Cygni: Triple star system Suspected ...