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Kappa Arae

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Also known as κ Arae, κ Ara, HD 157457, HR 6468, GSC 08353-03055, HIC 85312, HIP 85312, GC 23552

star in the constellation Ara

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
*
Spectral type
G8III
Distance
430 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00006041028234138324
Coordinates
RA 261.5002° · Dec -50.6335°
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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
131.818
Radius
14
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catalog code
AKARI-IRC-V1 J1726000-503800
spectral class
K1
apparent magnitude
4.901598
radial velocity
17.82
parallax
7.5862
luminosity
207.84
absolute magnitude
-0.24
right ascension component of proper motion
13.004
declination component of proper motion
7.554
right ascension
261.50017970204
declination
-50.63350661626
effective temperature
4911
metallicity
0.10
surface gravity
363
stellar rotational velocity
1.0
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