Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis)

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

Kang visual magnitude is 4.19. Because of its moderate brightness, Kang should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Kang:

Color of Kang ⬤

Magnitude of Kang 4.19

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 18°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Kang

Kang is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Kang are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 12m 53s

Declination J2000 -10° 16’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 333.51°

Galactic Latitude 47.7°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Kang in the sky:

Finder chart Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis) star

Simplified finder chart for Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis).

Visibility of Kang from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 100.3° RISE 21:30

Max altitude: 28.2° TRANSIT 2:40

Azimuth: 259.7° SET 7:45

RIGHT NOW Kang - κ Virginis (kappa Virginis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Kang

The image below is a photograph of Kang from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Kang is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.14 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of Kang from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 223.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.14 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Kang

Kang belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.01

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature of Kang 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

Alternative designations of Kang

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

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