Kappa Sagittarii

The Bayer designation Kappa Sagittarii (κ Sgr / κ Sagittarii) is shared by two star systems, κ¹ Sagittarii and κ² Sagittarii, in the constellation Sagittarius. The two star systems are separated by 0.46° on the sky.

κ¹ Sagittarii

Starbox short
name=κ¹ Sagittarii
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Sagittarius
ra=20^h 22^m 27.5^s
dec=-42° 02' 59"
spectral=A0V
appmag_v=+5.60
dist_ly=244 ± 15
dist_pc=75 ± 5
names=HR 7779, HD 193571,
SAO 230177, HIP 100469,
CCDM 20224-4203

Kappa-1 Sagittarii is a triple star system lying 244 light years from Earth. The primary star, κ¹ Sagittarii A, is a spectral type A0 dwarf which has an apparent magnitude of +5.6. It is orbited by two companions, κ¹ Sagittarii B, a magnitude +12.6 star 31.7 arcseconds from the primary, and the magnitude +11.6 κ¹ Sagittarii C, which lies 52 arcseconds from A.

κ² Sagittarii

Starbox short
name=κ² Sagittarii
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Sagittarius
ra=20^h 23^m 53.2^s
dec=-42° 25' 22"
spectral=A3V
appmag_v=+5.64
dist_ly=371 ± 40
dist_pc=114 ± 12
names=HR 7787, HD 193807,
SAO 230184, HIP 100591,
CCDM 20239-4225

Kappa-2 Sagittarii is a quadruple system 371 light years from Earth. κ² Sagittarii A is a spectral type A3 dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.64. It is orbited by a close 7th magnitude companion, κ² Sagittarii B, which is 0.8 arcseconds, or approximately 90 Astronomical Units, away from the primary. Orbiting this pair are two more stars, the 15th magnitude κ² Sagittarii C, with a separation of 15.0 arcseconds, and the 14th magnitude κ² Sagittarii D, which is 29.3 arcseconds from the primary.