Location of ζ Sagittae (circled) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagitta |
| Right ascension | 19 48 58.65978 |
| Declination | +19° 08′ 31.3516″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.00 (5.64 + 6.04 + 9.01) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3 Vnn (A1 V + A3 V) |
| U−B color index | +0.06 |
| B−V color index | +0.10 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +17.63 mas/yr Dec.: +26.27 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 12.79 ± 0.67 mas |
| Distance | 260 ± 10 ly (78 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.55 |
| Orbit | |
| Period (P) | 8487.9±4.9 d |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 0.13605±0.00044″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.7948±0.0019 |
| Inclination (i) | 132.33±0.41° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 340.97±0.68° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 44199.6±5.9 HMJD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 355.3±1.0° |
| Details | |
| ζ Sge A | |
| Mass | 1.80 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.7 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 46 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.89 cgs |
| Temperature | 8,422±286 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 240 km/s |
| Age | 347 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| ζ Sge, 8 Sge, BD+19°4229, GC 27431, HD 187362, HIP 97496, HR 7546, SAO 105298, PPM 137034, ADS 12973, WDS J19490+1909AB | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Sagittae (ζ Sagittae) is triple star system in the northern constellation of Sagitta. It is visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.00. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.79 mas, the distance to this star is approximately 260 light years.
The inner pair is a visual binary system consisting of two A-type main-sequence stars with an orbital period of 23.2 years (8,487.9 d), a semimajor axis of 0.136 arc seconds, and an eccentricity of 0.79. The primary, component A, has a visual magnitude of 5.64 with a stellar classification of A3 Vnn, where the 'nn' suffix indicates "nebulous" lines due to rotation. It is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 240 km/s. This is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 14% larger than the polar radius.
The secondary member, component B, is a magnitude 6.04 star, while the more distant component C is magnitude 9.01 and lies at an angular separation of 8.330 arc seconds from the other two.
Naming
In Chinese, 左旗 (Zuǒ Qí), meaning Left Flag, refers to an asterism consisting of ζ Sagittae, α Sagittae, β Sagittae, δ Sagittae, γ Sagittae, 13 Sagittae, 11 Sagittae, 14 Sagittae and ρ Aquilae. Consequently, the Chinese name for ζ Sagittae itself is 左旗四 (Zuǒ Qí sì, English: the Fourth Star of Left Flag.)
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External links
- Kaler, James B. (August 3, 2012), "Zeta Sagittae", stars, University of Illinois, retrieved 2017-07-13.
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