Sadalmelik

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Sadalmelik is a bright yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius, traditionally known as one of the constellation’s principal stars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpha Cygni variable
star
yellow supergiant
age_millionYears about 100
apparentMagnitudeV 2.95
BayerDesignation Alpha Aquarii NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
colorIndexBminusV +0.98
constellation Aquarius NERFINISHED
coreFuel hydrogen-exhausted core
declination_J2000 −00° 19′ 11″
distanceFromEarth_ly approximately 520
distanceFromEarth_pc approximately 160
effectiveTemperature_K about 5600
equilibriumState hydrostatic equilibrium
evolutionaryStage post-main-sequence
FlamsteedDesignation 106 Aquarii NERFINISHED
galacticLatitude_deg −45.0
galacticLongitude_deg 53.0
hasPulsations true
hasTraditionalArabicEtymology true
IAUName Sadalmelik NERFINISHED
isBrightestStarInConstellation true
isInNorthernCelestialHemisphere true
isNakedEyeVisible true
isPrincipalStarOf Aquarius NERFINISHED
luminosity_solar about 3000
mass_solar about 5.0
metallicity_FeH around −0.1
nameEtymology from Arabic "sa‘d al-malik" meaning "luck of the king"
otherName Alpha Aqr NERFINISHED
HD 209750 NERFINISHED
HIP 108874 NERFINISHED
HR 8414 NERFINISHED
α Aquarii NERFINISHED
parallax_mas about 6.2
properMotionDec_masPerYear about −9
properMotionRA_masPerYear about +16
pulsationAmplitude_magnitude few hundredths of a magnitude
radialVelocity_kmPerSec about −6
radius_solar about 60
rightAscension_J2000 22h 05m 47s
spectralType G2 Ib
surfaceGravity_logg around 1.0
traditionalName Sadalmelik NERFINISHED
variableType Alpha Cygni NERFINISHED

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Aquarius notableStarName Sadalmelik