56 Sagittarii

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56 Sagittarii
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 19h 46m 21.73912s[1]
Declination −19° 45′ 40.0132″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.87[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage horizontal branch[3]
Spectral type K0+III[4]
U−B color index +0.96[5]
B−V color index +1.06[5]
Distance
208 ± 3 ly
(63.7 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.85[2]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
1.9[6] km/s
HR 7515, SAO 162964, GSC 06320-02845[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

56 Sagittarii is a single

light years away from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +22 km/s.[6]

This is an aging

Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,750 K.[9]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^
    S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^
    S2CID 16673121
  4. ^
    doi:10.1086/191373
    .
  5. ^
    Bibcode:2006yCat.2168....0M.Vizier catalog entry
  6. ^
    S2CID 121883397
    .
  7. ^
    Bibcode:1999A&A...352..555A. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^
    S2CID 53480665
    .
  9. ^
    S2CID 73524157. Vizier catalog entry
  10. ^ "f Sgr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  11. S2CID 14878976
    .
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