How to see it
53 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 53 Sgr: right ascension 19h 39m 49s, declination −23° 25′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
53 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96729, HD 185404, Gaia DR3 6768670963020310656. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6768670963020310656
- HIP
- 96729
- HD
- 185404
- gaia_dr3
- 6768670963020310656
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 53 Sgr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33