[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.79 mas,[1] the distance to this star is approximately 260 light years.

The inner pair is a visual binary system consisting of two A-type main-sequence stars with an orbital period of 23.2 years (8,487.9 d), a semimajor axis of 0.136 arc seconds, and an eccentricity of 0.79.

[7] The primary, component A, has a visual magnitude of 5.64[3] with a stellar classification of A3 Vnn,[4] where the 'nn' suffix indicates "nebulous" lines due to rotation.

This is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 14% larger than the polar radius.

Consequently, the Chinese name for ζ Sagittae itself is 左旗四 (Zuǒ Qí sì, English: the Fourth Star of Left Flag.