Alpha Scuti

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α Scuti
Location of α Scuti (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 35m 12.42776s[1]
Declination −8° 14′ 38.6529″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3III[3]
U−B color index +1.53[2]
B−V color index +1.34[2]
Distance
199 ± 3 ly
(61.1 ± 0.8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.08[5]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
1.7[8] km/s
SAO
 142408
Database references
SIMBADdata

Alpha Scuti,

mas as seen from the Earth,[1] it is located around 199 light years from the Sun. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +36.5 km/s.[4]

Properties

With a

Sun's luminosity from its inflated photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,315 K.[7]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^
    Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D
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  3. ^
    doi:10.1086/191373
    .
  4. ^
    doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209
    .
  5. ^
    S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
  6. ^
    Bibcode:1999A&A...352..555A. Vizier catalog entry
  7. ^
    S2CID 59268230. Vizier catalog entry
  8. S2CID 54046583. Vizier catalog entry
  9. S2CID 118445625
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  10. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S
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External links
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