Kappa2 Ceti

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For other stars with this Bayer designation, see κ Ceti.
Kappa2 Ceti
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Observation data
ICRS
)
Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension 03h 21m 06.80281s[1]
Declination +03° 40′ 32.2344″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.66[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III[3]
U−B color index +0.73[2]
B−V color index +0.97[2]
Distance
320 ± 10 ly
(99 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.630[5]
Details
Myr
HIP 15619, HR 1007, SAO 111142[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Kappa2 Ceti (κ2 Ceti), is a solitary,

light years from the Sun
.

Nomenclature

Kappa2 Ceti was once a designation for g2 Tauri.[8]

Characteristics

This is an

Sun's radius. It is radiating 42 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,007 K.[4]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18759600
    .
  2. ^
    doi:10.1086/190311
    .
  3. ^
    Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H
    .
  4. ^
    S2CID 53666931
    .
  5. ^
    S2CID 18764566
    .
  6. ^ "kap02 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  7. S2CID 14878976
    .
  8. ^ Ridpath, Ian, "Bayer's Uranometria and Bayer letters", Star Tales.

External links

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