Delta Sagittarii (δ Sgr / δ Sagittarii) is a star in the constellationSagittarius. It also has the traditional names Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, and Media. The Pleiades star cluster A star is any massive gaseous body in outer space. ... Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). ... Sagittarius (â, and Latin for Archer) is a constellation of the zodiac, commonly depicted as a centaur drawing a bow. ...
Kaus Media has an apparent magnitude of +2.70 and belongs to the spectral type K3. Kaus Media is 305 light years from Earth. The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ... In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based initially on photospheric temperature and its associated spectral characteristics, and subsequenly refined in terms of other characteristics. ... A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ...