Kappa1 Coronae Australis
Observational data | |
|---|---|
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation: | Corona Australis[1][2] |
| HR 6952, HD 170868[1] | |
| Right ascension: | 18h 33m 23.088s[3] |
| Declination: | −38° 43′ 12.21″[3] |
| Apparent magnitude: | +6.274[3] |
| Absolute magnitude: | -2.94 |
| Spectral type/ Luminosity class: | A0III[3] Giant |
| HR 6953[2] | |
| Right ascension: | 18h 33m 23.135s[4] |
| Declination: | −38° 43′ 33.55″[4] |
| Apparent magnitude: | +5.59[4] |
| Absolute magnitude: | +0.421 |
| Spectral type/ Luminosity class: | B9V[4] |
Physical attributes | |
| HR 6952, HD 170868[1] | |
| Distance: | 526.3 pc (1,717 ly) |
| HR 6953[2] | |
| Distance: | 149.7 pc (488 ly) |
Kappa1 Coronae Australis (K1 CrA), is a line of sight double star located in the constellation Corona Australis.[1][2] Kappa1 Coronae Australis is also known as HR 6952 and HD 170868.[1] Kappa2 Coronae Australis is also known as HR 6953,[2] and is located 21.4 arcminutes away. Kappa1 is much more distant than Kappa2, but Kappa1's absolute visual magnitude is brighter than Kappa2's.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "k1Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "k2Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Object query : HR 6952". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Object query : HR 6953". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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