How to see it
Gumala has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gumala: right ascension 19h 15m 33s, declination −24° 10′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
Gumala. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 94645, HD 179949, Gaia DR3 6770313530317154560. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6770313530317154560
- HIP
- 94645
- HD
- 179949
- gaia_dr3
- 6770313530317154560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12