κ Telescopii (kappa Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -65.39°
Az: 107.39°
Direction: South-South-West
κ Telescopii is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Telescopium.
κ Telescopii visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its faintness, κ Telescopii 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 Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Telescopii during the next
1000 years (0.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.72 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for κ Telescopii (kappa Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Telescopii is distant 292.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Telescopii (kappa Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK