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Sargas
Theta Scorpii
Names For This Star
According to Allen the name Sargas is of "Euphratean" origin. I take this to mean that the name is Babylonian.
Description of the Star
Sargas is a yellowish F1II bright giant having a luminosity about 1100 times that of the sun.
Sargas has a companion, Sargas B, of Visual Magnitude 5.30 lying at 6.5 arc sec away from the A star. This star lies at a projected distance of 540 AU away from A, that is, almost 14 times the distance between the sun and Pluto.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
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Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
86228 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
6553 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
159532 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
CD-4212312 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
228201 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
654 |
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