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Upsilon Sgr

HIP 95176; Upsilon Sgr; 46 Sgr Star Sgr Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4")
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.61
Variable Type Eclipsing Binary (Beta Lyrae-type)
Spectral Type B2Vpe+A2IaShell
Star Color White (B-V 0.10)

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 21m 43.6s
Dec -15° 57' 18.0"
Constellation Sgr
HR 7342
HIP 95176
Bayer Upsilon
Flamsteed 46 Sgr
Variable ID Ups Sgr

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.0″
Companion Mag 7.8
Position Angle 29°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer NOI 7

Eyepiece View

15x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 3.3°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 29° A (4.6) B (7.8)

Sep: 0.0″ · PA: 29° · N up, E left

Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

EB 4.34 - 4.44p, 137.939d. Irregularities in light variation. Variable polarization, probably due to circumstellar | dust.
4.8, 5.8v, sep. 0.011", 137.9567d, K 49.1k/s, V0 +13.3k/s, asini 93.0. Analysis of IUE data by Dudley and | Jeffery (1990, MNRAS, 247, 400) gives a K2 velocity of 29.7k/s and a mass ratio of 0.63+/-0.01, indicating that | upsilon Sgr is a strong candidate as a progenitor of a type Ib supernova.
Large IR excess.
Hydrogen deficient, strong carbon? Also classified B8+F2p, B8I, F0Ia, and Apep + O9V. H alpha variable.

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