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Kappa Centauri

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Also known as HIP 73334, HIC 73334, HD 132200, HR 5576, κ Cen, κ Centauri, UCAC4 240-075691, HGAM 2029

star in the constellation Centaurus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
bC*
Spectral type
B2IV
Distance
383 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.000026685483673238863
Coordinates
RA 224.7904° · Dec -42.1042°
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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
133.9621
Image
KapCenLightCurve.png
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spectral class
B2IIISB
catalog code
WISEA J145909.67-420615.1
stellar rotational velocity
32.0
apparent magnitude
3.11
declination component of proper motion
-17
right ascension
224.79023735306
declination
-42.10429832458
effective temperature
19890
parallax
8.51
radial velocity
8.0
luminosity
2500
absolute magnitude
-2.220
right ascension component of proper motion
-21
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