55 Sagittarii (HIP 96950), a yellow-white subgiant star in Stars

55 Sagittarii (HIP 96950) is a yellow-white subgiant star (F0IV) in Stars, 177 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.06.

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55 Sagittarii (HIP 96950)

55 Sagittarii is a yellow-white subgiant star in the constellation Stars. At 177 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.06. Iron abundance: -0.20 (63% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 36.4 km/s. Galactic orbit: 22,446 28,027 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 19h 42m, Dec -16° 7.4'

Spectral type: F0IV

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