κ-Ara (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ-Ara is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
κ-Ara
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h26m00s [4] |
| Declination: | −50°38'00" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [2] 6.52 (BT) [2] 5.31 (VT) [2] 4.90 (G) [4] 5.44 (BP) [4] 4.21 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 131.8 parsec 429.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 59.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.40 |
Sources