RS Sgr
Excellent (62/100)
HIP 89637
VariableStar
Sagittarius
(Sgr)
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Level 2
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.16
Range
6.01 - 6.97
Period
2.4 days
Variable Type
Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type
B3V+A
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.11)
Position & Identifiers
RA
18h 17m 36.1s
Dec
-34° 06' 26.0"
Constellation
Sagittarius
(Sgr)
HR
6833
HIP
89637
Variable ID
RS Sgr
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Stellar Notes
EA 6.0 - 6.9p, 2.4156832d. Period changes. Component A of visual double.
B, 9.68V at 39"; CD, 8.7, 10.2v, sep. 16.5".
2.4157d, K 85.1k/s, V0 +6.0k/s, asini 2.82.
Also classified B4IV.
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