Alnasl

Alnasl is a orange giant (spectral type K0III) about 97 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.97 it is easy to see even from a city.

The arrow tip of Sagittarius; the name means "the point".

Its light output is roughly 50 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).

From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in June.