The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.70,[2] making it easily visible to the naked eye.

Parallax measurements place the distance at roughly 348 light-years (107 parsecs) from the Sun.

[12] The giant has an estimated mass three times that of the Sun, and is most likely fusing helium to carbon in its core.

[13] It is a weak barium star, most likely having had its surface abundance of s-process elements enhanced through mass transfer from an orbiting companion, presumed to be a white dwarf.

Consequently, the Chinese name for Delta Sagittarii itself is 箕宿二 Jī Sù èr ('the Second Star of Winnowing Basket').