Kappa Centauri

Kappa Centauri

Starbox begin
name=κ Centauri
Starbox observe
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Centaurus
ra=14h59m09.7s
dec=−42°06′15″
appmag_v=+3.13
Starbox character
class=B2IV
b-v=−0.20
u-b=−0.79
variable=none
Starbox astrometry
radial_v=+8
prop_mo_ra=−17.76
prop_mo_dec=−21.33
absmag_v=−2.95
parallax=6.05
p_error=0.73
dist_ly=539
dist_pc=165
Starbox catalog
names=HR 5576, HD 132200, CD−41°9342, FK5 553, HIP 73334, SAO 225344, GC 20146, CCDM J14592-4206
Starbox reference
Simbad=HD+132200

Kappa Centauri (κ Cen / κ Centauri) is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 539 light years from Earth. It also has the traditional name Ke Kwan, from the Mandarin 騎官 "qíguān", meaning "the cavalry officer".

The primary component, κ Centauri A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.13. It is a spectroscopic binary and has a companion located 0.12 arcseconds away.


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