U Sgr
Observable Variable Star
Range: 6.3 - 7.1, Period: 6.7d
HIP 90836
DoubleStar
Sgr
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.68
Spectral Type
G1.5Ib
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.13)
Position & Identifiers
RA
18h 31m 53.3s
Dec
-19° 07' 30.0"
Constellation
Sgr
HR
6947
HIP
90836
Variable ID
U Sgr
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Multiple Star System
Components
17
Component IDs
AG
Separation
66.2″
Companion Mag
9.1
Companion Sp
A0
Position Angle
252°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Blue-white
Discoverer
BU 966
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 66.2″ · PA: 252° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
CDelta 6.34 - 7.08V, 6.744925d. May have blue companion.
M25; in cluster IC 4725 #103.
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