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 | 
 
 
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  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 | 
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| Galactic longitude (°) | 
16.1566Ref | 
Proper motion in α (mas/yr) | 
-1.86±0.05Ref | 
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| Galactic latitude (°) | 
-9.0619Ref | 
Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) | 
-3.84±0.03Ref | 
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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) | 
     - | 
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     | G (mag) | 
     11.87Ref | 
     AKARI S09 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | RP (mag) | 
     10.72Ref | 
     AKARI S18 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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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] | 
- | 
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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 | 
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  | Lower limit (K) | 
  - | 
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| Upper limit (K) | 
- | 
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- Allen, D. A., 1984, PASA, 5, 3, 369, 1984PASA....5..369A
 
- Barba, R., Brandi, E., Garcia, L. et al., 1992, PASP, 104, 330, 1992PASP..104..330B
 
- Bidelman, W. P., 1954, ApJS, 1, 175, 1954ApJS....1..175B
 
- Brandi, E., Mikołajewska, J., Quiroga, C. et al., 2005, A&A, 440, 1, 239, 2005A&A...440..239B
 
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- Munari, U., Buson, L. M., 1994, A&A, 287, 87, 1994A&A...287...87M
 
- Ross, F. E., 1926, AJ, 36, 122, 1926AJ.....36..122R
 
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