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Kappa Virginis
Solitary K-type star in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kappa Virginis (κ Virginis, abbreviated Kappa Vir, κ Vir), officially named Kang /ˈkæŋ/,[8] is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.18,[2] which is sufficiently bright to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon stellar parallax measurements, the distance to this star is about 255 light-years.
Quick Facts Constellation, Right ascension ...
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 14h 12m 53.74538s[1] |
Declination | −10° 16′ 25.3340″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.180[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K2/3 III[3] |
U−B color index | +1.457[2] |
B−V color index | +1.343[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.38±0.21[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +7.25[1] mas/yr Dec.: +139.88[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 12.80 ± 0.25 mas[1] |
Distance | 255 ± 5 ly (78 ± 2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.28[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.46±0.04[6] M☉ |
Radius | 25.41±0.74[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 229[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.83±0.08[6] cgs |
Temperature | 4,235±20[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.43±0.04[6] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.1[4] km/s |
Age | 9.67±0.97[6] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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