60 Sagittarii
 The four stars of the Terebellum | |
| Observation data ICRS )
| |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 19h 58m 57.20292s[1] |
| Declination | −26° 11′ 44.7585″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.84[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | horizontal branch[3] |
| Spectral type | G6 III[4] |
| U−B color index | +0.55[5] |
| B−V color index | +0.882±0.038[2] |
| R−I color index | +0.47[5] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.07[2] |
| Details | |
dex | |
PPM 270516[9] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
60 Sagittarii is a suspected
Terebellum and, with an apparent magnitude of approximately 4.84,[2] it is the dimmest of the four stars in the Terebellum. It is located 379 light-years from the Sun, based on parallax, but is moving closer with a radial velocity of −51 km/s.[2]
The visible component is an aging
References
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 119257644.
- ^ S2CID 16673121.
- ^ doi:10.1086/191373.
- ^ CDS. ID V/50. Accessed on line November 19, 2009.
- ^ S2CID 18759600.
- ^ S2CID 119217930.
- CDS ID IV/27. Accessed on line November 19, 2009.
- ^ "60 Sgr A". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ S2CID 14878976.
