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κ Trianguli Australis (kappa Trianguli Australis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.87° Az: 144.29° Direction: South-East

κ Trianguli Australis is a bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

κ Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its faintness, κ Trianguli Australis 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 Trianguli Australis (kappa Trianguli Australis) star

DSS2 image of κ Trianguli Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Trianguli Australis during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 57m 59s

Declination -68° 40’ 27”

Hour Angle 15h 54m 23s

Sidereal Time 07h 52m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 55m 29s

Declination -68° 36’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 318.47°

Galactic Latitude -11.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Trianguli Australis (kappa Trianguli Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.09

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -4.72

Spectral Type G5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of κ Trianguli Australis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 917.43

Distance (light year) 2,990.83

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Trianguli Australis
(kappa Trianguli Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141767

SAO Catalogue SAO253342

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77982

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 2585

FK5 Catalogue 3253

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

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