Xi2 Sagittarii, Latinized from ξ2 Sagittarii, is a star in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. Data collected during the Hipparcos mission suggests it is an astrometric binary, although nothing is known about the companion.[8][9] It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.51.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.4 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this system is located around 390 light years from the Sun.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 18h 57m 43.80s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 06′ 23.97″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.51[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8/K0 II/III[3] |
| U−B color index | 1.13[2] |
| B−V color index | 1.18[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −20.10[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 33.52 mas/yr[1] Dec.: -13.552 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 8.4092 ± 0.1972 mas[1] |
| Distance | 388 ± 9 ly (119 ± 3 pc)[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.72[5] |
| Details[6] | |
| Mass | 3.627±0.143 M☉ |
| Radius | 26.747±1.97 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 676[4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.39±0.19 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,682±75 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0±0.5 dex |
| Age | 253±33 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The spectrum of Xi2 Sagittarii yields a mixed stellar classification of G8/K0 II/III,[3] showing traits of a G- or K-type giant or bright giant star. It has an estimated 3.6. times the mass of the Sun and about 27 times the Sun's radius. [6] At an age of around 380 million years, it is radiating 676 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,541 K.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ a b Houk, Nancy; Smith-Moore, M. (1978), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars, vol. 4, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
- ^ a b c Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal, 150 (3), 88, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, S2CID 118505114.
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b Gomes da Silva, J.; Santos, N. C.; Adibekyan, V.; Sousa, S. G.; Campante, T. L.; Figueira, P.; Bossini, D.; Delgado-Mena, E.; Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G.; de Laverny, P.; Recio-Blanco, A.; Lovis, C. (2021-02-01). "Stellar chromospheric activity of 1674 FGK stars from the AMBRE-HARPS sample. I. A catalogue of homogeneous chromospheric activity". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 646: A77. arXiv:2012.10199. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039765. ISSN 0004-6361. Xi2 Sagittarii's database entry at VizieR.
- ^ "ksi02 Sgr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Frankowski, A.; et al. (March 2007), "Proper-motion binaries in the Hipparcos catalogue. Comparison with radial velocity data", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 464 (1): 377–392, arXiv:astro-ph/0612449, Bibcode:2007A&A...464..377F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065526, S2CID 14010423.
- ^ Makarov, V. V.; Kaplan, G. H. (May 2005), "Statistical Constraints for Astrometric Binaries with Nonlinear Motion", The Astronomical Journal, 129 (5): 2420–2427, Bibcode:2005AJ....129.2420M, doi:10.1086/429590.