Phi Sagittarii

Phi Sagittarii
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Sagittarius constellation and its surroundings


Location of φ Sagittarii (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 45m 39.38610s[1]
Declination –26° 59 26.7944[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.17[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8.5 III[3] to B7 IV[4]
U−B color index –0.36[5]
B−V color index –0.11[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+21.5[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +50.61[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +1.22[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.63 ± 0.19[1] mas
Distance239 ± 3 ly
(73 ± 1 pc)
Details
Mass4–4.2[6] M
Radius4.8[6] R
Luminosity475[6] L
Temperature14,990[4] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)35[7] km/s
Age1.65 × 108[6] years
Other designations
φ Sagittarii, φ Sgr, Phi Sgr, 27 Sagittarii, 27 Sagittarii, CPD-27  5241, FK5 1487, GC 25661, HD 173300, HIP 92041, HR 7039, PPM 297231, SAO 268859.[8]

Phi Sagittarii (Phi Sgr, φ Sagittarii, φ Sgr) is a star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.17,[2] it is the ninth brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of roughly 239 light-years (73 pc) from the Earth.[1]

The stellar classification of this star has been rated at B8.5 III[3] and B7 IV,[4] with a luminosity class of III indicating it is a giant star, while a class of IV suggests it is still a subgiant star. Both represent stages in the evolution of a star after it has exhausted the hydrogen at its core. This energy is being radiated from the star's outer envelope at an effective temperature of 14,990 K,[4] which produces the blue-white hue typical of B-type stars.[9]

In the past, this star catalogued as a spectroscopic binary and a companion was apparently detected through lunar occultation.[10] However, it is most likely a solitary star[6][11] and any nearby stars are merely optical companions.

Name and etymology

References

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  5. 1 2 Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99), Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Kaler, James B., "PHI SGR (Phi Sagittarii)", Stars (University of Illinois), retrieved 2012-01-15
  7. Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (July 2002), "Rotational Velocities of B Stars", The Astrophysical Journal 573 (1): 359–365, Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A, doi:10.1086/340590
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