Epsilon Scuti

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ε Scuti
Location of ε Scuti (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum[1]
Right ascension 18h 43m 31.251s[2]
Declination −08° 16′ 30.77″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.88[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8IIb[3]
U−B color index +0.88[4]
B−V color index +1.12[5]
Distance
570 ± 20 ly
(175 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.18[1]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
5.1[8] km/s
HR 7032, SAO 142546, ADS 11601, CCDM J18435-0817A, WDS J18435-0817A, GSC
05692-02504
Database references
SIMBADdata

Epsilon Scuti,

astrometric binary
light years from the Sun. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −9.8 km/s.[6]
 Epsilon Scuti was a latter designation of 3 Aquilae.[10]

The visible component is a yellow-hued

arcseconds respectively, and the 13th magnitude C, which is 38 arcseconds away.[11]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015
    . XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^
    S2CID 244398875
    . Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^
    doi:10.1086/191373
    .
  4. Bibcode:2006yCat.2168....0M.Vizier catalog entry
  5. Bibcode:2014JAVSO..42..443M.Vizier catalog entry
  6. ^
    S2CID 119231169
    .
  7. ^
    S2CID 119258214
    .
  8. doi:10.1051/aas:1999401. Vizier catalog entry
  9. S2CID 14878976
    .
  10. S2CID 118445625
    .
  11. doi:10.1086/323920. Vizier catalog entry
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