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κ1 Lupi (kappa1 Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -42.30°   Az: 240.59°   Direction: West-South-West

κ1 Lupi is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lupus.

κ1 Lupi visual magnitude is 3.87. Because of its moderate brightness, κ1 Lupi is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of κ1 Lupi (kappa1 Lupi) star
DSS2 image of κ1 Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of κ1 Lupi during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 13m 41s
-48° 49’ 51”
06h 47m 21s
22h 01m 03s

J2000

15h 11m 56s
-48° 44’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

325.46°
7.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ1 Lupi (kappa1 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.87
Main-sequence

0.13
B9V
10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ1 Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of κ1 Lupi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

κ1 Lupi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ1 Lupi double sysyem:

3.87
5.77
1.9
26.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ1 Lupi is distant 182.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

55.90
182.22
-6 km/s
-0.095 arcsec/y
-0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

κ1 Lupi
(kappa1 Lupi)
SAO225525
SAO225525

Visibility from Your Location

κ1 Lupi (kappa1 Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK