FN Sgr

CONFIRMED MILKY WAY
 
Constellation
Sagittarius
Equatorial coordinates
α = 18 53 54.771
δ = -18 59 40.721
Galactic coordinates
l = 16.1566°
b = -9.0619°

Suspected 1954Ref
Confirmed 1984Ref
Symbiotic IR type SRef
Hot component type shell-burningRef
Outbursts YesRef - Z AndRef

Identifiers

FN Sgr IRAS - GSC2.4.2 SA8R000708 AAVSO 000-BCD-562
SIMBAD V* FN Sgr Pan-STARRS 85202834781746767 SAO - VSX 27877
GAIA DR3 4086166498837182080 SkyMapper 185354.77-185940.5 WRAY - GCVS FN Sgr
2MASS J18535477-1859405 HIP - Hen - BD -
WISE J185354.77-185940.6 TYC - ESO - HD -

Symbiotic Catalogs

Bidelman (1954) FN Sgr (Susp.) Allen (1984) FN Sgr (Conf.) Belzcyński et al. (2001) FN Sgr (Conf.)
Gaposchkin (1957) - Kenyon (1986) FN Sgr (Conf.) Akras et al. (2019) FN Sgr (Conf.)
Boyarchuk (1969) FN Sgr (Conf.) Vaidis (1988, 1991) FN Sgr (Conf.)

Position

Right ascension (°) 283.4782Ref Parallax (mas) 0.096±0.036Ref Reddening E(B-V) (mag) 0.12±0.0Ref, Note
Declination (°) -18.9946Ref Distance (kpc) 4Ref, 2.9±0.6Ref,
3.2±0.6Ref, 5Ref
7.96Ref, Note, 6.24Ref, Note
   
Galactic longitude (°) 16.1566Ref Proper motion in α (mas/yr) -1.86±0.05Ref    
Galactic latitude (°) -9.0619Ref Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) -3.84±0.03Ref    

Observations

X-Ray NoRef IR type SRef Radio YesRef
X-Ray type - J (mag) 8.69Ref Flickering NoRef
GALEX FUV (mag) - H (mag) 7.97Ref Outbursts YesRef
GALEX NUV (mag) - K (mag) 7.67Ref Outburst type Z AndRef
IUE NoRef WISE W1 (mag) 7.80Ref Jets -
FUSE NoRef WISE W2 (mag) 7.85Ref Resolved nebula -
U (mag) - WISE W3 (mag) 7.42Ref IPmax (eV) 114Ref
B (mag) 13.58Ref WISE W4 (mag) 6.70Ref [O III] lines YesRef
V (mag) 12.64Ref IRAS 12μm (Jy) - He II lines YesRef
R (mag) - IRAS 25μm (Jy) - [Fe VII] lines NoRef
I (mag) - IRAS 60μm (Jy) - O VI lines YesRef
BP (mag) 12.86Ref IRAS 100μm (Jy) -
G (mag) 11.87Ref AKARI S09 (Jy) -
RP (mag) 10.72Ref AKARI S18 (Jy) -

Orbit

Orbital period (days) 568.3±0.3Ref, 563±28Ref,
567.3±0.3Ref
γ velocity (km/h) -53.70±0.20Ref Size of giant’s orbit (AU) 0.54Ref
Eccentricity 0Ref RV of giant (km/h) 10.5±0.4Ref Separation (AU) 1.6Ref
Inclination (°) 80Ref Inferior conj. of giant (JD) - Mass function 0.0689Ref
Eclipses YesRef     Mass ratio 2.1Ref, 2.3Ref
Orbital ephemeris Min (V) = 2450270±2 + 568.3±0.3 x ERef, Min = 2450260 + 567.3±0.3 x ERef        

Cool component

Spectral type M4 IIIRef, M4 IIIRef,
M3 IIIRef
Mass (M) 1.5Ref Pulsation -
Eff. temperature (K) 3560Ref Radius (R) 140Ref Type -
IR type SRef Luminosity (L) - Pulsation period (days) -
Metallicity [Fe/H] -     Pulsation ephemeris -

Hot component

Type/Spectral type - Mass (M) 0.69Ref Spin period (min) 11.3Ref
Shell-burning/Accreting-only shell-burningRef Radius (R) 0.015Ref, 0.2Ref Accretion disk -
Eff. temperature (K) 220000Ref, 100000Ref,
150000Ref
Luminosity (L) 440Ref, 27000Ref,
1000Ref
   
Lower limit (K) -        
Upper limit (K) -        

Links

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Notes

Included in the list of stars with combination spectra of Bidelman (1954) based on the observations of Herbig (1950) and Merrill & Burwell (1950). In Kato & Hachisu (2023), recurrent mini-outbursts were observed, and the presence of a magnetic white dwarf in the system was reported.


References


Last updated: January 13, 2024