RY Sagittarii

Stellar classification

C

Coordinates

  • X -198
  • Y -867
  • Z 2367
→ Sol: 2,529

Object type

  • Variable Star of R CrB type
  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
  • Post-AGB Star
  • Variable Star
simbad:V* RY Sgr

Wiki

RY Sagittarii is an yellow supergiant and an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Sagittarius. Although it ostensibly has the spectrum of a G-type star, it differs markedly from most in that it has almost no hydrogen and a lot of carbon.

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