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Other stars in Crux
- Mimosa
- Acrux
- Gacrux
- α2 Crucis
- Imai
- Ginan
- μ1 Crucis
- ζ Crucis
- η Crucis
- θ1 Crucis
- λ Crucis
- HR4848
- ι Crucis
- θ2 Crucis
- HR4729
- HR4823
- μ2 Crucis
- HR4830
- HR4908
- HR4706
- HR4576
- HR4768
- HR4739
- HR4573
- HR4578
- HR4876
- HR4887
- HR4754
- κ Crucis
- HR4644
- HR4702
- HR4771
- HR4607
- HR4736
- HR4834
- HR4744
- HR4832
- HR4634
- HR4749
- HR4592
- HR4622
- HR4653
- HR4790
- HR4747
- HR4835
- γ Crucis
- HR4895
- HR4868
κ Crucis (kappa Crucis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -78.03°
Az: 215.54°
Direction: South-West
κ Crucis is a supergiant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Crux.
κ Crucis visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, κ Crucis 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.
DSS2 image of κ Crucis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Crucis during the next
10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for κ Crucis (kappa Crucis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Crucis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Crucis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Crucis is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Crucis (kappa Crucis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK