V3903 Sagittarii

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V3903 Sagittarii
V3903SgrLightCurve.png
A red-light light curve for V3903 Sagittarii, adapted from Wraight et al. (2011) [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 09m 17.6999s [2]
Declination −23° 59′ 18.2312″
Apparent magnitude  (V)7.00–7.45 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type O7V(n)z + B0:V: [4]
U−B color index −0.82 [5]
B−V color index +0.16 [5]
Variable type Algol [6]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: +0.87±0.67 [7] mas/yr
Dec.: −0.66±0.42 [7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8368±0.0258  mas [8]
Distance 3,900 ± 100  ly
(1,200 ± 40  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−4.59 + −3.69 [6]
Orbit [6]
Period (P)1.744204 days
Eccentricity (e)0
Inclination (i)65.20°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)		236.6 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)		339.4 km/s
Details [6]
A
Mass 27.27  M☉
Radius 8.088  R☉
Luminosity 122,000  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.058  cgs
Temperature 38,000  K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)230 km/s
B
Mass 19.01  M☉
Radius 6.125  R☉
Luminosity45,500  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.143  cgs
Temperature 34,100  K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)170 km/s
Age 1.6  Myr
Other designations
V3903  Sgr, CD−24°13962, HD  165921, HIP  88943, SAO  186366
Database references
SIMBAD data

V3903 Sagittarii (also known as 11Sagittarii, or its abbreviation 11 Sgr) is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Sagittiarus. It creates an H II region LBN 29 (Sh 2-29) 1,070 parsecs (3,500 light-years ) away from the Sun. [9]

John Flamsteed designated this star the Flamsteed designation 11 Sagittarii, although the designation 11 Sgr is now more often used to refer to the star he designated 1 Sagittarii. [10]

Properties

The system consists of two hot main-sequence stars. The spectral types have historically been accepted as O7V and O9V, [11] but the more recent Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey gives a spectral type of O7V(n)z + B0:V:. [4] The system is one of the youngest-known eclipsing binaries, and one of the few containing such massive stars that have not yet filled their roche lobes. Their likely age is around 1.6 million years, and they have current masses of 27 M☉ and 19 M☉. [6]

In 1973, Alan William James Cousins announced that the star, which he referred to as HD 165921, varies in brightness. [12] It was given its variable star designation, V3903 Sagittarii, in 1977. [13] The General Catalogue of Variable Stars lists it as a possible hot irregular Orion variable star, but it has been shown to be a detached eclipsing binary system. The two stars are detached, that is they do not fill their roche lobes, which makes it an Algol-type eclipsing variable. The period is one day, 18 hours, 52 minutes. [11] [6]

The distance derived from the annual parallax measured by the Hipparcos satellite is around 459 parsecs (1,500 ly), [7] but the distance calculated from the physical properties of the two stars is 1,500 pc. [6] Later measurements have resulted in refined distances estimates of 1,070 pc [9] and 1,200 pc. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Wraight, K. T.; White, Glenn J.; Bewsher, D.; Norton, A. J. (October 2011). "STEREO observations of stars and the search for exoplanets". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 416 (4): 2477–2493. arXiv: 1103.0911 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.416.2477W. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18599.x . S2CID   2133517.
  2. ↑ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365 . Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G . doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ↑ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  4. 1 2 Sota, A.; Maíz Apellániz, J.; Morrell, N. I.; Barbá, R. H.; Walborn, N. R.; Gamen, R. C.; Arias, J. I.; Alfaro, E. J. (2014). "The Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey (GOSSS). II. Bright Southern Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 211 (1): 10. arXiv: 1312.6222 . Bibcode:2014ApJS..211...10S. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/10. S2CID   118847528.
  5. 1 2 Schild, R. E.; Garrison, R. F.; Hiltner, W. A. (1983). "UBV photometry for southern OB stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 51: 321. Bibcode:1983ApJS...51..321S. doi:10.1086/190852.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vaz, L. P. R.; Cunha, N. C. S.; Vieira, E. F.; Myrrha, M. L. M. (1997). "V 3903 Sagittarii: A massive main-sequence (O7V+O9V) detached eclipsing binary". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 327: 1094. Bibcode:1997A&A...327.1094V.
  7. 1 2 3 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv: 0708.1752 . Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID   18759600.
  8. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 649: A1. arXiv: 2012.01533 . Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039657 . S2CID   227254300. (Erratum:  doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  9. 1 2 Arellano-Córdova, K. Z.; Esteban, C.; García-Rojas, J.; Méndez-Delgado, J. E. (2021), "On the radial abundance gradients of nitrogen and oxygen in the inner Galactic disc", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 502: 225–241, arXiv: 2012.06643 , doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa3903
  10. ↑ Wagman, M. (1987). "Flamsteed's Missing Stars". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 18 (3): 209–223. Bibcode:1987JHA....18..209W. doi:10.1177/002182868701800305. S2CID   118445625.
  11. 1 2 Weidner, C. (2010). "The masses, and the mass discrepancy of O-type stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 524: A98. arXiv: 1010.2204 . Bibcode:2010A&A...524A..98W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014491. S2CID   118836634.
  12. ↑ Cousins, A. W. J. (1973). "UBV Photometry of Some Southern Stars (Second List)". Monthly Notes of the Astron. Soc. Southern Africa. 32: 11–15. Bibcode:1973MNSSA..32...11C . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Kukarkin, B. V.; Kholopov, P. N.; Fedorovich, V. P.; Kireyeva, N. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Medvedeva, G. I.; Perova, N. B. (March 1977). "62nd Name-List of Variable Stars" (PDF). Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 1248: 1–25. Bibcode:1977IBVS.1248....1K . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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