Y Sagittarii

Stellar classification

F

Coordinates

  • X -281
  • Y -59
  • Z 1202
→ Sol: 1,236

Object type

  • Classical Cepheid
  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
  • UV-emission source
  • Variable Star
simbad:V* Y Sgr

Wiki

Y Sagittarii is a variable star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is a Cepheid variable in apparent magnitude +5.77. This star is the third-brightest in this constellation after X Sagittarii and W Sagittarii. The measure of its parallax by Hubble Space Telescope puts Y Sagittarii to 1,293 light-years away from the Solar System.

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