Kappa Crateris

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κ Crateris
Location of κ Crateris (circled)
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 27m 09.51622s[1]
Declination −12° 21′ 24.2934″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5/6 III[3]
B−V color index +0.49[2]
Distance
229 ± 7 ly
(70 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.08[5]
Details
Gyr
HR 4416, SAO 156685.[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Kappa Crateris (κ Crateris) is the

light years
.

This is an

projected rotational velocity of 39[8] km/s. Kappa Crateris has 1.74[6] times the mass of the Sun, and radiates 17[7] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 6,545 K.[6]

Kappa Crateris has a visual companion: a magnitude 13.0 star located at an

arc seconds along a position angle of 343°, as of 2000.[10]

References