Alpha Sagittarii

Alpha Sagittarii
Location of α Sagittarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 23m 53.17483s
Declination −40° 36 57.3705
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.97
Characteristics
Spectral type B8 V
U−B color index −0.33
B−V color index −0.10
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +30.49 mas/yr
Dec.: −119.21 mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.94±0.22 mas
Distance182 ± 2 ly
(55.7 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.23
Details
Mass2.95 M
Radius2.69 R
Luminosity130 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.11 cgs
Temperature12,387±421 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)71 km/s
Age33 Myr
Other designations
Rukbat, α Sgr, CD−40°13245, FK5 728, GC 26737, HD 181869, HIP 95347, HR 7348, SAO 325060, PPM 353699
Database references
SIMBADdata

Alpha Sagittarii (α Sagittarii, abbreviated Alpha Sgr, α Sgr), also named Rukbat /ˈrʌkbæt/, is a star in the constellation of Sagittarius.