Abstract
We derived the distance to the central region of the Sagittarius (Sgr) dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the red giant branch tip. The obtained distance modulus is (m - M) 0 = 17.10 ± 0.15, corresponding to a heliocentric distance D = 26.30 ± 1.8 Kpc. This estimate is in good agreement with the distance obtained from RR Lyrae (RR Ly) stars of the globular cluster M 54, located in the core of the Sgr galaxy, once the most accurate estimate of the cluster metallicity and the most recent calibration of the M V (RR Ly) versus [Fe/H] relation are adopted.
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