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Sham is a star in the constellation Sagitta (Sagittae), lying about 425.2 light-years from Earth.
Class G. Yellow stars like the Sun. On the main sequence they steadily fuse hydrogen into helium. Such stars have surface temperatures around 5,200–6,000 K and appear yellow to the eye.
| Spectral type | G0II |
| Luminosity class | II |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | -1.19 |
| Luminosity (Sun = 1) | 260 |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.777 |
| Distance | 425.2 ly (130.38 pc) |
Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.
Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.
Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.