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.

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

Right Ascension 15h 13m 44s

Declination -48° 50’ 16”

Hour Angle 15h 06m 31s

Sidereal Time 06h 20m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 11m 57s

Declination -48° 44’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 325.46°

Galactic Latitude 7.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ2 Lupi (kappa2 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.83

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

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

Main star magnitude 5.69

Secondary star magnitude 7.59

Magnitude difference 1.9

Separation 26.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ2 Lupi is distant 193.01 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 59.21

Distance (light year) 193.01

Proper Motion RA -0.103 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ2 Lupi
(kappa2 Lupi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD134482

SAO Catalogue SAO225526

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74380

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 9705

Visibility from Your Location

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

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