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Nunki
(NUN-kee)
Sigma Sagittarii
Names For This Star
According to Allen the name "Nunki" is "Euphratean" in origin. I think that this means in fact Babylonian. Nunki is the "Star of the Proclamation of the Sea."
The The Bright Star Catalog also lists Sadira as a name for this star.
Description of the Star
Nunki is a hot, blue B2.5V main sequence star having a luminosity of about 600 times that of the sun.
The spectral type implies an effective temperature of 22,000 K, a diameter about 5.6 times that of the sun, and a mass of 14 solar masses.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
34 Sagittarii |
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
92855 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
7121 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
175191 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
CD-2613595 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
187448 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
706 |
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