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  Epoch J20000
  Constell Sagittarius
  Ra 18<sup>h</sup> 17<sup>m</sup> 376<sup>s</sup>
  Dec -36&deg 45' 42"
  Spectral M2III
  Appmag V +310
  Dist Ly 149 &plusmn 6
  Dist Pc 46 &plusmn 2


Eta Sagittarii (η Sgr / η Sagitarii) is a Star System in the Constellation Sagittarius . The Star System is 149 Light Years from Earth .

The primary star, Eta Sagittarii A is a Spectral Type M3.5 Red Giant . It is a Variable Star with small Magnitude fluctuations between +3.08 and 3.12, and is classified as an Irregular Variable .

The brightest companion, Eta Sagittarii B is spectral class F dwarf star, with an Apparent Magnitude of +7.77. It is at a distance of 165 Astronomical Units from the primary and takes approximately 1 300 years to make one Orbit . The two stars are separated by 3.6 Arcseconds on the sky.

Farther out are two dimmer members of the system, the 13th magnitude Eta Sagittarii C, separated from A by 33 Arcsecond s, and the 10th magnitude '''Eta Sagittarii D''', 93 arcseconds from A.