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κ2 Apodis (kappa2 Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.99°   Az: 206.07°   Direction: South-South-West

κ2 Apodis is a multiple giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Apus.

κ2 Apodis visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, κ2 Apodis 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 κ2 Apodis (kappa2 Apodis) star
DSS2 image of κ2 Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Apodis during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 43m 08s
-73° 31’ 28”
06h 20m 23s
22h 03m 32s

J2000

15h 40m 21s
-73° 26’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

314.34°
-14.44°

Finder Chart

Finder chart κ2 Apodis (kappa2 Apodis) star
Simplified finder chart for κ2 Apodis (kappa2 Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Giant

-1.11
B7III
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ2 Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of κ2 Apodis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

κ2 Apodis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ2 Apodis double sysyem:

5.65
12.35
6.7
15 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ2 Apodis is distant 734.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

225.23
734.23
-19 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
-0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

κ2 Apodis
(kappa2 Apodis)
SAO257307
SAO257307

Visibility from Your Location

κ2 Apodis (kappa2 Apodis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK