Beta Sagittae

Beta Sagittae
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Sagitta constellation and its surroundings
Location of β Sagittae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Sagitta
Right ascension 19h 41m 02.93907s[1]
Declination +17° 28′ 33.7528″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.38[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 IIIa CN 0.5[3]
U−B color index +0.89[4]
B−V color index +1.05[4]
R−I color index +0.50[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−22.0±0.3[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.74[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −33.41[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.42 ± 0.26[1] mas
Distance440 ± 20 ly
(135 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.39+0.22
−0.20[6]
Details
Mass4.33[7] M☉
Radius27±3[8] R☉
Luminosity392[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.79[6] cgs
Temperature4,850[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.03[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9.1±0.7[6] km/s
Age129[10] Myr
Other designations
β Sge, 6 Sagittae, BD+17° 4048, FK5 1513, GC 27236, HD 185958, HIP 96837, HR 7488, SAO 105133, PPM 136766[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Beta Sagittae, Latinized from β Sagittae, is a single[12] star in the northern constellation of Sagitta. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.38.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.42 mas as seen from Earth, it is located 89 light years from the Sun. The star is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −22 km/s.[5]

This is an evolved red giant[10] with a stellar classification of G8 IIIa CN 0.5.[3] The suffix notation indicates a mild overabundance of the cyanogen molecule in the spectrum. Beta Sagittae is an estimated 129 million years old with 4.33[7] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to roughly 27[8] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 392[9] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,850 K.[6]

Naming

In Chinese, 左旗 (Zuǒ Qí), meaning Left Flag, refers to an asterism consisting of β Sagittae, α Sagittae, δ Sagittae, ζ Sagittae, γ Sagittae, 13 Sagittae, 11 Sagittae, 14 Sagittae and ρ Aquilae. Consequently, β Sagittae itself is known as 左旗二 (Zuǒ Qí èr, English: the Second Star of Left Flag.)[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 Fernie, J. D. (May 1983), "New UBVRI photometry for 900 supergiants", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 52: 7–22, Bibcode:1983ApJS...52....7F, doi:10.1086/190856.
  3. 1 2 Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
  4. 1 2 3 Hoffleit, D.; Warren, Jr., W. H., The Bright Star Catalogue (5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) ed.), CDS. HR 7488, database entry
  5. 1 2 Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carney, Bruce W.; et al. (March 2008), "Rotation and Macroturbulence in Metal-Poor Field Red Giant and Red Horizontal Branch Stars", The Astronomical Journal, 135 (3): 892–906, arXiv:0711.4984, Bibcode:2008AJ....135..892C, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/3/892.
  7. 1 2 Liu, Y. J.; et al. (April 2014), "The Lithium Abundances of a Large Sample of Red Giants", The Astrophysical Journal, 785 (2): 12, arXiv:1404.1687, Bibcode:2014ApJ...785...94L, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/785/2/94, 94.
  8. 1 2 Van Belle, G. T.; et al. (2009), "Supergiant temperatures and linear radii from near-infrared interferometry", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 394 (4): 1925, arXiv:0811.4239, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.394.1925V, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14146.x.
  9. 1 2 McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427: 343, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
  10. 1 2 Takeda, Yoichi; Tajitsu, Akito (2014), "Spectroscopic study on the beryllium abundances of red giant stars", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 66 (5): 91, arXiv:1406.7066, Bibcode:2014PASJ...66...91T, doi:10.1093/pasj/psu066.
  11. ↑ "bet Sge". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  12. ↑ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.
  13. ↑ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日
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