Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:23 | Tran: 4:32 | Set: 9:37

Alt: 12.87° Az: 125.73° Direction: South-East

Kang, also designated as κ Virginis (kappa Virginis), is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Virgo.

Kang visual magnitude is 4.19. Because of its moderate brightness, Kang is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis) star

DSS2 image of Kang. The red arrow shows the motion of Kang during the next 1000 years (0.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 14m 14s

Declination -10° 23’ 25”

Hour Angle 20h 25m 44s

Sidereal Time 10h 39m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 12m 53s

Declination -10° 16’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.51°

Galactic Latitude 47.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.01

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature 4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Kang is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Kang. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kang is distant 223.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.54

Distance (light year) 223.44

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.14"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Kang

Bayer designation κ Virginis
(kappa Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 98 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124294

SAO Catalogue SAO158427

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69427

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 3878

FK5 Catalogue 523

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.4° RISE 23:23

Max altitude: 28.1° TRANSIT 4:32

Azimuth: 259.6° SET 9:37

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo