Theta1 Sagittarii

Theta¹ Sagittarii

Template:Location mark Location of θ1 Sagittarii (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right ascension	Template:RA
Declination	Template:DEC
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.37
Characteristics
Spectral type	B3 IVp
U−B Template:Engvar	−0.67
B−V Template:Engvar	−0.15
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +5.60 mas/yr Dec.: −25.81 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.29±0.21 mas
Distance	Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−1.63
Orbit
Period (P)	2.1051 d
Eccentricity (e)	0.00
Periastron epoch (T)	2411140.645 JD
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary)	0.00°
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary)	15.9 km/s
Details
θ1 Sgr A
Mass	Template:Solar mass
Radius	5.6 Template:Solar radius
Luminosity (bolometric)	2,271 Template:Solar luminosity
Temperature	17,900 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	73 km/s
Age	Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]	{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
SIMBAD	data

Theta¹ Sagittarii (θ¹ Sagittarii) is a close binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.37. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.29 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located around 520 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.24 due to interstellar dust.

This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of just 2.1 days in a circular orbit. The visible member, component A, is a B-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of B3 IVp. It is around 33 million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 73 km/s. The primary has 6.6 times the mass of the Sun and about 5.6 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 2,271 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 17,900 K.