Star
Kaus Australis
ε Sagittarii · HIP 90185 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.03) — a surface around 10,500 K.
Distance
143 light-years
Spectral type
B9.5III
Brightness
mag 1.79
Absolute mag
-1.42
Luminosity
323 × Sun
Surface
~10,500 K
Right ascension
18h 24m 10s
Declination
−34° 23′
- Kaus Australis is a blue-white giant in Sagittarius.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.