X Sagittarii

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description

X Sagittarii
Template:Location mark
Location of X Sagittarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.54[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7II[3]
U−B Template:Engvar +0.50[2]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.80[2]
Variable type Cepheid[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−10.10[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.097[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −9.722[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.4314±0.2020 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.85[6]
Details
Mass6.31[7] Template:Solar mass
RadiusScript error: No such module "val".[8] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity2,647[7] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.77[9] cgs
Temperature6,305[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.01[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27.1[10] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
Template:Odlist[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

X Sagittarii is a variable star and candidate binary star system in the southern constellation of Sagittarius, near the western constellation boundary with Ophiuchus. It has a yellow-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 4.54.[2] The star is located at a distance of approximately 950 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −10 km/s.[5] The star has an absolute magnitude of around −2.85.[6]

File:XSgrLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for X Sagittarii, plotted from ASAS data[12]

This is an F-type bright giant with a stellar classification of F7II.[3] It is a Classical Cepheid variable that ranges in apparent magnitude from 4.20 down to 4.90 with a period of 7.01283 days.[13] Its variation in brightness is accompanied by a change in spectral classification, from G2 to F5.[4] The amplitude of each pulsation causes the stellar radius to vary by ~9%.[14] Analysis of the spectra suggest there are two shock waves per pulsation period, with complicated patterns appearing in the metallic lines.[15] The star is surrounded by an optically-thin circumstellar envelope at 15–20 stellar radii, which appears as an infrared excess of 13.3%.[16] This may be composed of amorphous carbon.[14]

László Szabados suggested in 1990 that this might be a binary system with a period of 507 days. A detection of this projected companion was reported in 2013 using the VLTI/AMBER instrument. However, the object was at the detection limit of the instrument, showing an angular separation of Script error: No such module "val". from the primary and a magnitude difference of 5.6 in the K-band.[8] A subsequent optical search reported a failure to detect the companion in 2014, excluding companions brighter than a A-type main-sequence star class of A9V.[17] The estimated mass of this object is 0.2–Script error: No such module "val"..[15]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. a b c d e f Template:Cite Gaia DR2
  2. a b c d Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  3. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  5. a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  6. a b c Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Vizier catalog entry
  7. a b c Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Vizier catalog entry
  8. a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  9. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  10. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Vizier catalog entry
  11. Template:Cite simbad
  12. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  14. a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  15. a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  16. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  17. Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Stars of Sagittarius