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κ2 Sagittarii (kappa2 Sagittarii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -80.34°   Az: 339.23°   Direction: North-North-West

κ2 Sagittarii is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

κ2 Sagittarii visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, κ2 Sagittarii 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 Sagittarii (kappa2 Sagittarii) star
DSS2 image of κ2 Sagittarii. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Sagittarii during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 25m 33s
-42° 20’ 28”
11h 41m 31s
08h 07m 04s

J2000

20h 23m 53s
-42° 25’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

358.34°
-34.44°

Finder Chart

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

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.64
Main-sequence

0.36
A5V
8163K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.64
6.54
0.9
0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ2 Sagittarii is distant 370.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

113.64
370.45
3 km/s
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

κ2 Sagittarii
(kappa2 Sagittarii)
SAO230184
SAO230184

Visibility from Your Location

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