Delta Sagittarii
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Sagittarius constellation and its surroundings
Location of δ Sagittarii (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 20m 59.64354s[1]
Declination −29° 49′ 41.1659″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +2.70[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3 III[3]
U−B color index +1.55[2]
B−V color index +1.38[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–19.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +32.54[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −25.57[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.38 ± 0.18 mas[1]
Distance348 ± 7 ly
(107 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.99[5]
Details
δ Sgr A
Mass3.21[6] M☉
Radius76.84[6][a] R☉
Luminosity1,660[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.30[7] cgs
Temperature4,203±69[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.32[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.6[8] km/s
Age260[6] Myr
Other designations
Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, Media, δ Sgr, CPD−30°5513, FK5 687, GC 25024, HD 168454, HIP 89931, HR 6859, SAO 186681, PPM 268275, CCDM J18210-2950A, WDS J18210-2950A[9]
Database references
SIMBADDelta Sagittarii

Delta Sagittarii (δ Sagittarii, abbreviated Delta Sgr, δ Sgr), formally named Kaus Media /ˌkɔːs ˈmiːdiə/,[10][11] is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.70,[2] making it easily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place the distance at roughly 348 light-years (107 parsecs) from the Sun.[1]

Properties

Eggleton and Tokovinin (2008) list Delta Sagittarii as a binary star system consisting of an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K3 III,[3] and a white dwarf companion.[12] The giant is a weak barium star, most likely having had its surface abundance of s-process elements enhanced through mass transfer from an orbiting companion, presumed to be a white dwarf.[13] It has an estimated 3.21 times the mass of the Sun and is about 260 million years old.[6]

Delta Sagittarii has three dim visual companions:[14]

Nomenclature

δ Sagittarii (Latinised to Delta Sagittarii) is the star's Bayer designation.

It bore the traditional names Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, and Media, which derive from the Arabic: قوس qaws ('bow') and Latin: media ('middle'). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[15] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016[16] included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included Kaus Media for this star.

In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, this star was designated Thani al Waridah, meaning 'second of Warida'.[17]

In Chinese astronomy, 箕 Jī ('Winnowing Basket') refers to an asterism consisting of Delta Sagittarii, Gamma2 Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii. Consequently, the Chinese name for Delta Sagittarii itself is 箕宿二 Jī Sù èr ('the Second Star of Winnowing Basket').[18]

This star, together with Gamma Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii, Zeta Sagittarii, Lambda Sagittarii, Sigma Sagittarii, Tau Sagittarii and Phi Sagittarii, comprises the Teapot asterism.[19]

In Hindu astrology, this star is also called Purvashada Nakshatra.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; Iriarte, B.; Mitchell, R. I.; Wisniewskj, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4 (1): 99–110. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. ^ a b Houk, Nancy (1982). Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars: Declinations -40_ƒ0 to -26_ƒ0. Astronomy. Vol. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. Bibcode:1982mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ Evans, D. S. (1967). Written at University of Toronto. Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.). The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities: Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications. International Astronomical Union Symposium no. 30. Vol. 30. London: Academic Press. p. 57. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
  5. ^ Elgarøy, Øystein; Engvold, Oddbjørn; Lund, Niels (March 1999). "The Wilson-Bappu effect of the MgII K line – dependence on stellar temperature, activity and metallicity". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 343: 222–228. Bibcode:1999A&A...343..222E.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Luck, R. Earle (25 August 2015). "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 88. arXiv:1507.01466. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88.
  7. ^ a b Luck, R. Earle; Challener, Sharon L. (December 1995). "Chemical Abundances for Very Strong-Lined Giants". The Astronomical Journal. 110 (6): 2968–3009. Bibcode:1995AJ....110.2968L. doi:10.1086/117741.
  8. ^ De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (January 2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars: V. Southern stars⋆⋆⋆". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. ISSN 0004-6361.
  9. ^ "del Sgr". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  10. ^ Kunitzsch, P.; Smart, T. (2006). A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A short guide to 254 star names and their derivations (2nd revised ed.). Sky Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 1-931559-44-9.
  11. ^ "IAU Catalog of Star Names" (TXT). Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.
  13. ^ Gomez, A. E.; Luri, X.; Grenier, S.; Prevot, L.; Mennessier, M. O.; Figueras, F.; Torra, J. (March 1997). "Absolute magnitudes and kinematics of barium stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 319: 881–885. Bibcode:1997A&A...319..881G.
  14. ^ Dommanget, J.; Nys, O. (1994). "Catalogue des composantes d'etoiles doubles et multiples (CCDM) premiere edition – Catalogue of the components of double and multiple stars (CCDM)". Communications de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique (First ed.). Observatoire Royal de Belgique. 115: 1. Bibcode:1994CoORB.115....1D.
  15. ^ "Division C WG Star Names". International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names" (PDF). July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  17. ^ Knobel, E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 435. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429.
  18. ^ 陳輝樺 (11 May 2006). "中國古代的星象系統 (11): 箕宿". AEEA 天文教育資訊網 [AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy)] (in Chinese). National Museum of Natural Science. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03.
  19. ^ "Teapot". Constellation Guide. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  1. ^ Radius calculated with temperature and luminosity

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