[ Despite the name, this is not the brightest star in the constellation – that distinction belongs to Gamma Sagittae. Based upon parallax measurements, Alpha Sagittae is approximately 382 light-years from the Sun. It is moving further away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1.7 km/s.[6]]This is an evolved bright giant with a stellar classification of G1 II.[ It is 151[11] million years old with 4[11] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to around 21[12] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 340 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,333 K.][ There is an X-ray source within {{Val|12|ul=arcsecond}} of these coordinates.[29]]
Nomenclature
This star bore the traditional name Sham (or Alsahm), which derives from the Arabic word سهم sahm, meaning "arrow", the name formerly having been applied to the whole constellation. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[30] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Sham for this star on 12 September 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[20]
In Chinese, {{lang|zh|左旗}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Zuǒ Qí}}), meaning Left Flag, refers to an asterism consisting of Alpha Sagittae, Beta Sagittae, Delta Sagittae, Zeta Sagittae, Gamma Sagittae, 13 Sagittae, 11 Sagittae, 14 Sagittae and Rho Aquilae. Consequently, Alpha Sagittae itself is known as {{lang|zh|左旗一}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Zuǒ Qí yī}}, {{lang-en|the First Star of Left Flag}}).[3]
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