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κ2 Coronae Australis (kappa2 Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -75.30°   Az: 33.71°   Direction: North-North-East

κ2 Coronae Australis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

κ2 Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, κ2 Coronae 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 κ2 Coronae Australis (kappa2 Coronae Australis) star
DSS2 image of κ2 Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 35m 05s
-38° 42’ 19”
12h 41m 35s
07h 16m 41s

J2000

18h 33m 23s
-38° 43’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

355.99°
-13.33°

Finder Chart

Finder chart κ2 Coronae Australis (kappa2 Coronae Australis) star
Simplified finder chart for κ2 Coronae Australis (kappa2 Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Main-sequence

-0.23
B9V
10941K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ2 Coronae Australis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ2 Coronae Australis double sysyem:

5.65
6.35
0.7
21.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ2 Coronae Australis is distant 488.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

149.93
488.76
-20 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

κ2 Coronae Australis
(kappa2 Coronae Australis)
SAO210295
SAO210295

Visibility from Your Location

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