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κ1 Volantis (kappa1 Volantis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -63.87°   Az: 153.95°   Direction: South-South-East

κ1 Volantis is a multiple giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Volans.

κ1 Volantis visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, κ1 Volantis 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 κ1 Volantis (kappa1 Volantis) star
DSS2 image of κ1 Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ1 Volantis during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 19m 43s
-71° 35’ 46”
14h 31m 09s
22h 50m 52s

J2000

08h 19m 49s
-71° 30’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

284.83°
-19.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ1 Volantis (kappa1 Volantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Giant

-0.02
B9III
10941K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.37
5.67
0.3
65 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ1 Volantis is distant 390.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

119.76
390.42
36 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

κ1 Volantis
(kappa1 Volantis)
SAO256497
SAO256497

Visibility from Your Location

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