V2506 Sgr
        
      
        
  
    
    
    CONFIRMED
    MILKY WAY  
    
Constellation 
Sagittarius | 
Equatorial coordinates 
α = 18 11 01.681 
δ =  -28 32 40.502 | 
Galactic coordinates 
l = 3.1197°  
b = -4.6318°  | 
 
  
| Suspected | 
1974Ref | 
 
| Confirmed | 
1984Ref | 
 
| Symbiotic IR type | 
SRef | 
 
| Hot component type | 
shell-burningRef | 
 
| Outbursts | 
YesRef | 
 
 
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  Symbiotic Catalogs
  
| Bidelman (1954) | 
- | 
Allen (1984) | 
V2506 Sgr (Conf.) | 
Belzcyński et al. (2001) | 
V2506 Sgr (Conf.) | 
| Gaposchkin (1957) | 
- | 
Kenyon (1986) | 
V2506 Sgr (Conf.) | 
Akras et al. (2019) | 
V2506 Sgr (Conf.) | 
| Boyarchuk (1969) | 
- | 
Vaidis (1988, 1991) | 
V2506 Sgr (Conf.) | 
   
  
  
Position
| Right ascension (°) | 
272.7570Ref | 
Parallax (mas) | 
0.095±0.027Ref | 
Reddening E(B-V) (mag) | 
0.43±0.02Ref, Note | 
| Declination (°) | 
-28.5446Ref | 
Distance (kpc) | 
5Ref 6.70Ref, Note, 6.11Ref, Note | 
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| Galactic longitude (°) | 
3.1197Ref | 
Proper motion in α (mas/yr) | 
-6.01±0.04Ref | 
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| Galactic latitude (°) | 
-4.6318Ref | 
Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) | 
-8.79±0.03Ref | 
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Observations
  
     | X-Ray | 
     NoRef | 
     IR type | 
     SRef | 
     Radio | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | X-Ray type | 
     - | 
     J (mag) | 
     9.53Ref | 
     Flickering | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GALEX FUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     H (mag) | 
     8.60Ref | 
     Outbursts | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | GALEX NUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     K (mag) | 
     8.17Ref | 
     Outburst type | 
     - | 
   
   
     | IUE | 
     NoRef | 
     WISE W1 (mag) | 
     7.95Ref | 
     Jets | 
     - | 
   
   
     | FUSE | 
     NoRef | 
     WISE W2 (mag) | 
     7.98Ref | 
     Resolved nebula | 
     - | 
   
   
     | U (mag) | 
     - | 
     WISE W3 (mag) | 
     7.48Ref | 
     IPmax (eV) | 
     114Ref | 
   
   
     | B (mag) | 
     - | 
     WISE W4 (mag) | 
     6.60Ref | 
     [O III] lines | 
     NoRef | 
   
   
     | V (mag) | 
     15.00Ref | 
     IRAS 12μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     He II lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | R (mag) | 
     14.63Ref | 
     IRAS 25μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     [Fe VII] lines | 
     NoRef | 
   
   
     | I (mag) | 
     - | 
     IRAS 60μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     O VI lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | BP (mag) | 
     14.93Ref | 
     IRAS 100μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | G (mag) | 
     13.17Ref | 
     AKARI S09 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | RP (mag) | 
     11.85Ref | 
     AKARI S18 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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Orbit
| Orbital period (days) | 
868±80Ref | 
γ velocity (km/h) | 
62.01±3.93Ref | 
Size of giant’s orbit (AU) | 
- | 
| Eccentricity | 
- | 
RV of giant (km/h) | 
- | 
Separation (AU) | 
- | 
| Inclination (°) | 
- | 
Inferior conj. of giant (JD) | 
- | 
Mass function | 
- | 
| Eclipses | 
- | 
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Mass ratio | 
- | 
| Orbital ephemeris | 
Min (B) = 2448781 + 868±80 x ERef | 
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Cool component
| Spectral type | 
M4 IIIRef, M2 IIIRef,  M5.5 IIIRef | 
Mass (M⊙) | 
- | 
Pulsation | 
YesRef | 
| Eff. temperature (K) | 
3560Ref | 
Radius (R⊙) | 
- | 
Type | 
SRRef | 
| IR type | 
SRef | 
Luminosity (L⊙) | 
- | 
Pulsation period (days) | 
93±1Ref | 
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 
- | 
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Pulsation ephemeris | 
- | 
 
Hot component
| Type/Spectral type | 
WDRef | 
Mass (M⊙) | 
- | 
Spin period (min) | 
- | 
  | Shell-burning/Accreting-only | 
  shell-burningRef | 
Radius (R⊙) | 
- | 
Accretion disk | 
- | 
  | Eff. temperature (K) | 
  - | 
Luminosity (L⊙) | 
700Ref | 
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  | Lower limit (K) | 
  114000Ref | 
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| Upper limit (K) | 
- | 
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References
- Allen, D. A., Glass, I. S., 1974, MNRAS, 167, 337, 1974MNRAS.167..337A
 
- Allen, D. A., 1984, PASA, 5, 3, 369, 1984PASA....5..369A
 
- Bond, H. E., 1976, PASP, 88, 192, 1976PASP...88..192B
 
- Gromadzki, M., Mikołajewska, J., Soszyński, I., 2013, AcA, 63, 4, 405, 2013AcA....63..405G
 
- Kaler, J. B., Hayes, J., Bell, D. et al., 1991, PASP, 103, 561, 1991PASP..103..561K
 
- Medina Tanco, G. A., Steiner, J. E., 1995, AJ, 109, 1770, 1995AJ....109.1770M
 
- Mikołajewska, J., Acker, A., Stenholm, B., 1997, A&A, 327, 191, 1997A&A...327..191M
 
- Mürset, U., Schmid, H. M., 1999, A&AS, 137, 473, 1999A&AS..137..473M
 
- Webster, B. L., Allen, D. A., 1975, MNRAS, 171, 171, 1975MNRAS.171..171W
 
 
Last updated: April 18, 2022