Kappa2 Ceti

Kappa² Ceti (κ² Ceti), is a solitary,^[7] yellow-hued star located in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.66.^[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.11 mas as seen from Earth,^[1] it is located about 320 light years from the Sun.

For other stars with this Bayer designation, see κ Ceti.

Kappa² Ceti

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Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	03h 21m 06.80281s[1]
Declination	+03° 40′ 32.2344″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.66[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G8 III[3]
U−B color index	+0.73[2]
B−V color index	+0.97[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+7.44±0.10[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +55.04[1] mas/yr Dec.: −25.12[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	10.11 ± 0.33 mas[1]
Distance	320 ± 10 ly (99 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	0.630[5]
Details[4]
Mass	2.46±0.09 M☉
Radius	8.23±0.57 R☉
Luminosity	41.7 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	2.98±0.04 cgs
Temperature	5,007±22 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	+0.11±0.03 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	0.98±0.45 km/s
Age	610±60 Myr
Other designations
κ2 Cet, g2 Tau, 97 Cet, BD+03° 461, HD 20791, HIP 15619, HR 1007, SAO 111142[6]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Nomenclature

Kappa² Ceti was once a designation for g² Tauri.^[8]

Characteristics

This is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.^[3] It is a red clump star on the horizontal branch, which indicates it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.^[5] The star has 2.46 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 8.2 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 42 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,007 K.^[4]

References

1. van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
2. Lucke, P. B. (November 1974), "The OB stellar associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 28: 73, Bibcode:1974ApJS...28...73L, doi:10.1086/190311.
3. Houk, N.; Swift, C. (1999), "Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD Stars", Michigan Spectral Survey, 5, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H.
4. Jofré, E.; et al. (2015), "Stellar parameters and chemical abundances of 223 evolved stars with and without planets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 574: A50, arXiv:1410.6422, Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..50J, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424474, S2CID 53666931.
5. Mishenina, T. V.; et al. (September 2006), "Elemental abundances in the atmosphere of clump giants", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 456 (3): 1109–1120, arXiv:astro-ph/0605615, Bibcode:2006A&A...456.1109M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065141, S2CID 18764566.
6. "kap02 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
7. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
8. Ridpath, Ian, "Bayer's Uranometria and Bayer letters", Star Tales.

External links

• http://server7.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=1&object_id=3734