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Gamma Sagittae

γ Sagittae
Sagitta constellation map.svg
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Location of γ Sagittae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Sagitta
Right ascension 19h 58m 45.42863s
Declination +19° 29′ 31.7281″
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.47
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red Giant
Spectral type M0- III
U−B color index +1.93
B−V color index +1.57
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) −34.00 ± 0.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 66.21 ± 0.14 mas/yr
Dec.: 22.22 ± 0.12 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 12.62 ± 0.18mas
Distance 258 ± 4 ly
(79 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) −1.11
Details
Mass 1.37 M
Radius 55 R
Luminosity 562±75 L
Surface gravity (log g) 1.71 cgs
Temperature 3805 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.14 dex
Other designations
γ Sagittae, γ Sge, Gamma Sge, 12 Sagittae, BD+19 4229, FK5 752, GC 27672, HD 189319, HIP 98337, HR 7635, PPM 137344, SAO 105500
Database references
SIMBAD data

Gamma Sagittae (Gamma Sge, γ Sagittae, γ Sge) is the brightest star in constellation Sagitta and is a red giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.47. It is approximately 258 ± 4 light years from Earth

The spectral type of γ Sagittae has been variously classified between K5 III and M0 III.


In Chinese, 左旗 (Zuǒ Qí), meaning Left Flag, refers to an asterism consisting of γ Sagittae, α Sagittae, β Sagittae, δ Sagittae, ζ Sagittae, 13 Sagittae, 11 Sagittae, 14 Sagittae and ρ Aquilae. Consequently, γ Sagittae itself is known as 左旗五 (Zuǒ Qí wǔ, English: the Fifth Star of Left Flag.)



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