9 Sagittarii

9 Sagittarii
Location of 9 Sagittarius (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 03m 52.44501s[1]
Declination −24° 21′ 38.6323″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.97[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type O4V((f))z[3] (O3.5V((f+)) + O5–5.5V((f))[4])
U−B color index −0.89[2]
B−V color index 0.00[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)10.70[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.539[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.019[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8001 ± 0.0728 mas[1]
Distance4,100 ± 400 ly
(1,200 ± 100 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.20[4]
Orbit[6]
Period (P)3,261±69 d
Semi-major axis (a)4,100 R[7]
Eccentricity (e)0.648±0.009
Inclination (i)86.5±0.5°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
36+4
−1
km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
49±3 km/s
Details[6]
9 Sgr A
Mass32.1±16.0 M
Radius10.8±1.0 R
Luminosity479,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.87±0.20 cgs
Temperature46,000±1,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)102+8
−12
 km/s
9 Sgr B
Mass18.9±10.1 M
Radius8.9±1.2 R
Luminosity224,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.87±0.20 cgs
Temperature42,000±1,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)67+6
−13
 km/s
Age~1 Myr
Other designations
9 Sgr, HR 6736, HIP 88469, HD 164794, CD−24°13814, 2MASS J18035245-2421386, WDS J18039-2422
Database references
SIMBADdata

9 Sagittarii (9 Sgr) is a massive binary star in the constellation Sagittarius. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.97. Both components are highly luminous O-type main-sequence stars.

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