How to see it
50 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 5.19: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 50 Sgr: right ascension 19h 26m 19s, declination −21° 46′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
50 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 95564, HD 182629, Gaia DR3 6772553338580839936. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6772553338580839936
- HIP
- 95564
- HD
- 182629
- gaia_dr3
- 6772553338580839936
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 50 Sgr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.19