Kappa Librae
| Observation data ICRS )
| |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra[1] |
| Right ascension | 15h 41m 56.79858s[2] |
| Declination | −19° 40′ 43.7745″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.72[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K5 III[4] |
| U−B color index | +1.94[3] |
| B−V color index | +1.58[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.62[1] |
| Details | |
dex | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Kappa Librae is a
light years away. It is positioned 0.02 degrees south of the ecliptic
.
The star shows acceleration components in its
K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III.[4] It is a suspected variable star with a brightness that ranges between 4.70 and 4.75.[11] Kappa Librae is 38 times larger than the Sun,[7] and is radating 388 times the solar luminosity[8] from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 3,875 K.[7]
In
Chinese constellation).[12]
References
- ^ . XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
- ^ S2CID 18759600.
- ^ Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
- S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ PMID 34163055
- ^ .
- ^ .
- ^ "kap Lib". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - doi:10.1086/429590, archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2017.
- Bibcode:2004yCat.2250....0S.
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales