κ Trianguli Australis (kappa Trianguli Australis)

κ Trianguli Australis is a bright giant star in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

κ Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its reltive faintness, κ Trianguli Australis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about κ Trianguli Australis:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of κ Trianguli Australis

κ Trianguli Australis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of κ Trianguli Australis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of κ Trianguli Australis in the sky:

Visibility of κ Trianguli Australis from your location

κ Trianguli Australis (kappa Trianguli Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of κ Trianguli Australis

The image below is a photograph of κ Trianguli Australis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of κ Trianguli Australis is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of κ Trianguli Australis from the Sun and relative movement

κ Trianguli Australis is distant 2,990.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of κ Trianguli Australis

κ Trianguli Australis belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

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

Alternative designations of κ Trianguli Australis