V4018 Sgr
        
      
        
  
    
    
    CONFIRMED
    MILKY WAY  
    
Constellation 
Sagittarius | 
Equatorial coordinates 
α = 18 25 26.842 
δ =  -28 35 57.478 | 
Galactic coordinates 
l = 4.5498°  
b = -7.4607°  | 
 
  
| Suspected | 
1973Ref | 
 
| Confirmed | 
1978Ref | 
 
| Symbiotic IR type | 
SRef | 
 
| Hot component type | 
shell-burningRef | 
 
| Outbursts | 
YesRef - Z AndRef | 
 
 
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  Symbiotic Catalogs
  
| Bidelman (1954) | 
- | 
Allen (1984) | 
Hen 1691 (Conf.) | 
Belzcyński et al. (2001) | 
V4018 Sgr (Conf.) | 
| Gaposchkin (1957) | 
- | 
Kenyon (1986) | 
CD-28°14567 (Conf.) | 
Akras et al. (2019) | 
V4018 Sgr (Conf.) | 
| Boyarchuk (1969) | 
- | 
Vaidis (1988, 1991) | 
-28°14567 (Conf.) | 
   
  
  
Position
| Right ascension (°) | 
276.3618Ref | 
Parallax (mas) | 
0.169±0.029Ref | 
Reddening E(B-V) (mag) | 
0.34±0.01Ref, Note | 
| Declination (°) | 
-28.5993Ref | 
Distance (kpc) | 
5Ref, 2.5Ref 5.59Ref, Note, 5.29Ref, Note | 
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| Galactic longitude (°) | 
4.5498Ref | 
Proper motion in α (mas/yr) | 
-2.90±0.03Ref | 
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| Galactic latitude (°) | 
-7.4607Ref | 
Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) | 
0.72±0.03Ref | 
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Observations
  
     | X-Ray | 
     NoRef | 
     IR type | 
     SRef | 
     Radio | 
     NoRef | 
   
   
     | X-Ray type | 
     - | 
     J (mag) | 
     8.64Ref | 
     Flickering | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GALEX FUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     H (mag) | 
     7.79Ref | 
     Outbursts | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | GALEX NUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     K (mag) | 
     7.44Ref | 
     Outburst type | 
     Z AndRef | 
   
   
     | IUE | 
     YesRef | 
     WISE W1 (mag) | 
     7.30Ref | 
     Jets | 
     - | 
   
   
     | FUSE | 
     NoRef | 
     WISE W2 (mag) | 
     7.37Ref | 
     Resolved nebula | 
     - | 
   
   
     | U (mag) | 
     - | 
     WISE W3 (mag) | 
     7.01Ref | 
     IPmax (eV) | 
     99Ref | 
   
   
     | B (mag) | 
     11.73Ref | 
     WISE W4 (mag) | 
     6.40Ref | 
     [O III] lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | V (mag) | 
     11.00Ref | 
     IRAS 12μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     He II lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | R (mag) | 
     11.60Ref | 
     IRAS 25μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     [Fe VII] lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | I (mag) | 
     - | 
     IRAS 60μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     O VI lines | 
     NoRef | 
   
   
     | BP (mag) | 
     12.04Ref | 
     IRAS 100μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | G (mag) | 
     11.34Ref | 
     AKARI S09 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | RP (mag) | 
     10.38Ref | 
     AKARI S18 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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Orbit
| Orbital period (days) | 
513±22Ref | 
γ velocity (km/h) | 
- | 
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 (V) = 2452129 + 513±22 x ERef | 
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Cool component
| Spectral type | 
M4 IIIRef | 
Mass (M⊙) | 
- | 
Pulsation | 
YesRef | 
| Eff. temperature (K) | 
3500Ref | 
Radius (R⊙) | 
- | 
Type | 
SRRef | 
| IR type | 
SRef | 
Luminosity (L⊙) | 
- | 
Pulsation period (days) | 
93±1Ref | 
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 
0.2±0.06Ref | 
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Pulsation ephemeris | 
- | 
 
Hot component
| Type/Spectral type | 
- | 
Mass (M⊙) | 
>0.8Ref | 
Spin period (min) | 
- | 
  | Shell-burning/Accreting-only | 
  shell-burningRef | 
Radius (R⊙) | 
- | 
Accretion disk | 
- | 
  | Eff. temperature (K) | 
  75000Ref | 
Luminosity (L⊙) | 
- | 
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  | Lower limit (K) | 
  - | 
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| Upper limit (K) | 
- | 
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References
- Allen, D. A., 1978, MNRAS, 184, 601, 1978MNRAS.184..601A
 
- Gałan, C., Mikołajewska, J., Hinkle, K. H. et al., 2017, MNRAS, 466, 2, 2194, 2017MNRAS.466.2194G
 
- Gromadzki, M., Mikołajewska, J., Soszyński, I., 2013, AcA, 63, 4, 405, 2013AcA....63..405G
 
- Munari, U., Buson, L. M., 1993, MNRAS, 263, 267, 1993MNRAS.263..267M
 
- Munari, U., Valisa, P., Dallaporta, S. et al., 2012, ATel, 4403, 1, 2012ATel.4403....1M
 
- Sanduleak, N., Stephenson, C. B., 1973, ApJ, 185, 899, 1973ApJ...185..899S
 
 
Last updated: April 18, 2022