Kaus Australis is a hot, blue B9.5III giant star, having a diameter 6.7 times that of the sun. It is maybe 320 times as luminous as the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed ...
KAUS AUSTRALIS (Epsilon Sagittarii). Sagittarius, the Archer, holds a bow and arrow, three stars making the bow, one the arrow's point, the southern one Kaus Australis.
Kaus Australis, 20 Sagittarii, HR 6879, HD 169022, SAO 210091, FK5 689, CCDM 18242-3423, HIP 90185.
Epsilon Sgr: "Kaus Australis" = the southern (part of the) bow
The arrow tip is gamma Sgr ("Al Nasl" = the point) ...
Kaus Australis (Epsilon Sagittarii)
Keck Interferometer
Keck Observatory
Keck Telescopes
Keenan's System (NGC 5216 and NGC 5218)
Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction
Kemplerer Rosette
Keplerian orbit
Keplerian rotation curve
Keplerian telescope ...
north central edge (19:01:53.65-36:57:07.62, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Corona Australis (see David Malin's photo, also at Astronomy Picture of the Day), the Southern Crown -- northwest of Rukbat (Alpha Sagittarii) and southeast of Kaus Australis ...
Delta, Epsilon and Lambda Sagittarii are respectively called Kaus Media, Kaus Australis and Kaus Borealis.
Kaus Australis Epsilon Sagittarii
Kaus Borealis Lambda Sagittarii
Kaus Media Delta Sagittarii
Keid Omicron-2 Eridani
Kitalpha Alpha Equulei
Kleeia Delta-3 Tauri
Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros Beta Herculis
Kraz Beta Corvi ...
KAUS AUSTRALIS (Epsilon Sgr)
Ascella (Zeta Sgr)
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sgr)
Ain al Rami (Nu 1 Sgr)
Albaldah (Pi Sgr)
NUNKI (Sigma Sgr)
Terebellum (Omega Sgr)
Terebellum (59 Sgr)
Terebellum (60 Sgr)
Terebellum (62 Sgr) ...
The main named stars in the field shown are: (Greek alphabet)
Shaula (λ Sco), Girtab (Sargas, θ Sco), Kaus Australis (ε Sgr), Peacock (α Pav), ...
[7300] delta, [7299] epsilon and [7301] lambda Sagittarii mark the archer's bow. Their names - Kaus Media, Kaus Australis and Kaus Borealis - mean "middle bow," "southern bow" and "northern bow" respectively.
The stars δ Sgr (Kaus Media), ε Sgr (Kaus Australis), ζ Sgr (Ascella), and φ Sgr form the body of the pot; Î" Sgr (Kaus Borealis) is the point of the lid; γ2 (Alnasl) is the tip of the spout; and σ Sgr (Nunki) and Ï" Sgr the handle. [1] [2] ...
 See also: Constellation, Star, Epsilon, Sagitta, Sagittarius
|
