Beta Sagittae

β Sagittae
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Sagitta
Right ascension	19^h 41^m 02.9393^s^[1]
Declination	+17° 28′ 33.748″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.387^[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G8IIIa^[1]
U−B color index	+0.89^[2]
B−V color index	+1.05^[2]
R−I color index	+0.50^[2]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	−22.4 ± 0.9^[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 9.06^[1] mas/yr Dec.: −33.90^[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.99 ± 0.67^[1] mas
Distance	470 ± 40 ly (140 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	−1.4^[3]

Details

Radius	10^[4] R_☉
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	≤ 19^[2] km/s

Other designations
β Sge, Beta Sagittae, Beta Sge, 6 Sagittae, 6 Sge, BD+17 4048, FK5 1513, GC 27236, HD 185958, HIP 96837, HR 7488, PPM 136766, SAO 105133.^[1]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Beta Sagittae (Beta Sge, β Sagittae, β Sge) is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Sagitta.^[1] It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.387.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k * bet Sge -- Star, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line October 13, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d HR 7488, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line October 13, 2010.
^ From apparent magnitude and parallax.
^ HD 185958, database entry, Catalog of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS), 3rd edition, L. E. Pasinetti-Fracassini, L. Pastori, S. Covino, and A. Pozzi, CDS ID II/224. Accessed on line October 13, 2010.