9 Sagittarii

9 Sagittarii
Location of 9 Sagittarius (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 03m 52.44501s
Declination −24° 21 38.6323
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.97
Characteristics
Spectral type O4V((f))z (O3.5V((f+)) + O5–5.5V((f)))
U−B color index −0.89
B−V color index 0.00
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)10.70 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.539 mas/yr
Dec.: −2.019 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8001±0.0728 mas
Distance4,100 ± 400 ly
(1,200 ± 100 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.20
Orbit
Period (P)3,261±69 d
Semi-major axis (a)4,100 R
Eccentricity (e)0.648±0.009
Inclination (i)86.5±0.5°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
36+4
−1
km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
49±3 km/s
Details
9 Sgr A
Mass32.1±16.0 M
Radius10.8±1.0 R
Luminosity479,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.87±0.20 cgs
Temperature46,000±1,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)102+8
−12
 km/s
9 Sgr B
Mass18.9±10.1 M
Radius8.9±1.2 R
Luminosity224,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.87±0.20 cgs
Temperature42,000±1,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)67+6
−13
 km/s
Age~1 Myr
Other designations
9 Sgr, HR 6736, HIP 88469, HD 164794, CD24°13814, 2MASS J18035245-2421386, WDS J18039-2422
Database references
SIMBADdata

9 Sagittarii (9 Sgr) is a massive binary star in the constellation Sagittarius. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.97. Both components are highly luminous O-type main-sequence stars.