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κ Doradus (kappa Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -27.67°   Az: 204.97°   Direction: South-South-West

κ Doradus is a variable giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Dorado.

κ Doradus visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, κ Doradus 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 Doradus (kappa Doradus) star
DSS2 image of κ Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Doradus during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 44m 43s
-59° 41’ 15”
03h 11m 13s
07h 55m 57s

J2000

04h 44m 21s
-59° 43’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

269.44°
-39.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Doradus (kappa Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.27
Giant

1.10
A8III
8163K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Doradus is distant 222.37 light years from the Sun

68.21
222.37
0.033 arcsec/y
0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Doradus
(kappa Doradus)
SAO233664
SAO233664

Visibility from Your Location

κ Doradus (kappa Doradus) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK