κ-Tel (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , κ-Tel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name κ-Tel
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Tel
Kappa Telescopii
HR 7087[1]
HD 174295
HIP 92646[3]
TYC 8385-1198-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6651710619772267392[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h52m39s [4]
Declination:-52°06'28" [4]
Constellation:Telescopium
Magnitude:5.18 (V) [2]
6.39 (BT) [2]
5.28 (VT) [2]
4.91 (G) [4]
5.40 (BP) [4]
4.26 (RP) [4]
Distance:82.9 parsec
270.1 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Proper motion (speed):104.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):158.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.59

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