DELTA SAGITTARII

'Delta Sagittarii' (δ Sgr / δ Sagittarii) is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It also has the traditional names 'Kaus Media', 'Kaus Meridionalis', and 'Media'. Kaus Media is 306 light years from Earth and radiates with a total luminosity of 1180 times that of the Sun. The radius of Delta Sgr is 62 times solar while its mass is about 5 times the solar mass.
Kaus Media has an apparent magnitude of +2.72 and belongs to the spectral type K3. It has three dim companions:

★ 'Delta Sagittarii B', a 14th magnitude star at a separation of 26 arcseconds,

★ 'Delta Sagittarii C', a 15th magnitude star at a separation of 40 arcseconds, and

★ 'Delta Sagittarii D', a 13th magnitude star at a separation of 58 arcseconds from the primary.
It is not certain that these stars form a physical system or whether they are merely aligned by chance.
In the Hindu system of Astrology, this star is also called "''Purvashada Nakshatra''".

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★ Delta Sagittarii in fiction

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★ Kaus Media