Dhanuśarāgra
HR 6742 · HIP 88567 · γ1 Sgr
👁️ Naked-eye
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.69 mag
- Spectral type
- G0Ib/II
- Right ascension
- 271.2551°
- Declination
- -29.5801°
- Designation
- HR 6742
- Bayer designation
- γ1 Sgr
- HIP number
- 88567
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-08-13
- Name language
- Sanskrit
- Name origin (IAU)
- Dhanuśarāgra (धनुशराग्र), The Arrow, is an Indian star name found on astrolabes since the 14th century CE for a star in (Greek) Sagittarius.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗ESA Hipparcos Catalogue (ESA Gaia Archive) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 4.7 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
- Declination -29.6° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Dhanuśarāgra» comes from Sanskrit (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.