κ Crucis (kappa Crucis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -61.08°
Az: 128.06°
Direction: South-East
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