9 lines
619 B
Markdown
9 lines
619 B
Markdown
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name: ζ Sge
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constellation: Sge
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 15:39:46.184575
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 15:39:46.184579
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The main star with a brightness of 5.5 mag has a companion with a separation of 8.6". In smaller telescopes, they appear as a closely separated pair of unequal brightness. The main star is a physical binary, indistinguishable with amateur telescopes - it appears as a bright yellow, while the companion is blue. The system is located at a distance of 260 light-years. At a separation of 76", there is a fourth star with a magnitude of 11 mag in the sky. |