Sigma Scorpii
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Constellation | Scorpius |
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Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | blue main sequence star |
Spectral type | B1 III[1] |
Astrometry | |
Distance | 696[2] ly |
Details | |
Radius | 12.7[3] R☉ |
Diameter | 12.7[3] D☉ |
Luminosity (bolometric) | 95 500 L☉ |
Temperature | 27 700[4] K |
Other designations | |
Sigma Scorpii, Alniyat |
Sigma Scorpii, also known as Alniyat, is a star located in the constellation Scorpius. It is located 696[2] light years away from the Earth. Sigma Scorpii has a diameter of 12.7[3] D☉, making it around the size of the orbit of no planet. Sigma Scorpii has a stellar class of B1 III[1] and a temperature of 27 700[4] degrees Kelvin; it is a blue main sequence star that is currently burning hydrogen and helium within its core. Sigma Scorpii is around 95 500 times brighter than the Sun. Sigma Scorpii is a binary system of four stars,[5] all of which are similar to each other and reside in an arm of the Milky Way called the Gould Belt.[6]
References
- ↑ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1988mcts.book.....H
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.1051%2F0004-6361%3A20078357
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2966.2007.12188.x
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.1088%2F0004-637X%2F746%2F2%2F154
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110214155533/http://ad.usno.navy.mil/wds/
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.1134%2FS1063773707090010