Sham
HIP 96757; Alpha Sge; 5 Sge
HIP 96757; Alpha Sge; 5 Sge
DoubleStar
Sge
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.37
Spectral Type
G1II
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.78)
Position & Identifiers
RA
19h 40m 05.8s
Dec
+18° 00' 50.0"
Constellation
Sge
HR
7479
HIP
96757
Bayer
Alpha
Flamsteed
5 Sge
Double Cat
12766
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AD
Separation
29.8″
Companion Mag
12.7
Position Angle
180°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
J 121
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 29.8″ · PA: 180° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
Companions B and C optical.
Sham; Alsahm. Names originally corresponded to whole constellation Sagitta.
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