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κ2 Lupi (kappa2 Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -60.52°   Az: 103.54°   Direction: East-South-East

κ2 Lupi is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lupus.

κ2 Lupi visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, κ2 Lupi 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 Lupi (kappa2 Lupi) star
DSS2 image of κ2 Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Lupi during the next 1000 years (-1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 13m 44s
-48° 50’ 16”
15h 06m 31s
06h 20m 16s

J2000

15h 11m 57s
-48° 44’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

325.46°
7.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ2 Lupi (kappa2 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.69
Sub-giant

1.83
A3IV
8658K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.69
7.59
1.9
26.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ2 Lupi is distant 193.01 light years from the Sun

59.21
193.01
-0.103 arcsec/y
-0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

κ2 Lupi
(kappa2 Lupi)
SAO225526
SAO225526

Visibility from Your Location

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