κ Crateris (kappa Crateris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:23 | Tran: 16:09 | Set: 21:56

Alt: 30.61° Az: 113.41° Direction: East-South-East

κ Crateris is a double giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Crater.

κ Crateris visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, κ Crateris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of κ Crateris (kappa Crateris) star

DSS2 image of κ Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Crateris during the next 1000 years (-1.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 28m 26s

Declination -12° 29’ 50”

Hour Angle 20h 24m 00s

Sidereal Time 07h 52m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 27m 09s

Declination -12° 21’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 272.85°

Galactic Latitude 45.53°

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Finder chart for κ Crateris (kappa Crateris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.81

Spectral Type F4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ Crateris is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ Crateris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.94

Secondary star magnitude 12.94

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 27.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Crateris is distant 218.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.07

Distance (light year) 218.65

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.097 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Crateris
(kappa Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 16 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99564

SAO Catalogue SAO156685

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55874

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3098

FK5 Catalogue 2914

Visibility from Your Location

Today's κ Crateris (kappa Crateris) rise, transit and set times from Aurora, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 102.5° RISE 10:23

Max altitude: 64.3° TRANSIT 16:09

Azimuth: 257.5° SET 21:56

Name:	Aurora, Philippines
Latitude:	13° 13' 55.9" N
Longitude:	121° 7' 12.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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