Upsilon Sagittarii

Upsilon Sagittarii
Location of υ Sgr (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 21m 43.62284s
Declination −15° 57 18.0625
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.61
Characteristics
Spectral type A2 Ia + B2 Vpe
U−B color index −0.53
B−V color index +0.10
Variable type PV Tel (β Lyr?)
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.34 mas/yr
Dec.: −6.25 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.83±0.23 mas
Distanceapprox. 1,800 ly
(approx. 550 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.73 / −1.14
Orbit
Period (P)137.9 days
Semi-major axis (a)270.8 R
Eccentricity (e)0
Inclination (i)50°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
49.6 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
29.7 km/s
Details
"visible"
Mass2.5 + 4 M
Radius23 R
Luminosity4,700 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.2 cgs
Temperature12,300 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.2 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)≤10 km/s
Age52 Myr
"invisible"
Mass6.2 M
Radius2.2 R
Luminosity1,300 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.0 cgs
Temperature23,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)250 km/s
Other designations
υ Sagittarii, υ Sgr, Upsilon Sgr, 46 Sagittarii, BD16°5283, FK5 727, GC 26697, HD 181615, HD 181616, HIP 95176, HR 7342, PPM 235885, SAO 162518
Database references
SIMBADdata

Upsilon Sagittarii (Upsilon Sgr, υ Sagittarii, υ Sgr) is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius. Upsilon Sagittarii is the prototypical hydrogen-deficient binary (HdB), and one of only four such systems known. The unusual spectrum of hydrogen-deficient binaries has made stellar classification of Upsilon Sagittarii difficult.