It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.98;[2] it is 0.16 degree north of the ecliptic.

The annual parallax shift of 11.91 mas as seen from Earth,[1] indicates this system is roughly 270 light years from the Sun.

Nu2 Sagittarii has a high peculiar velocity of 86.0+11.6−14.4 km/s and is most likely a runaway star system.

It is a mild barium star, showing an enhanced abundance of s-process elements in its outer atmosphere.

This material was most likely acquired during a previous mass transfer from its now white dwarf companion.