Kappa1 Coronae Australis

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "k1Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "k2Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Object query : HR 6952". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Object query : HR 6953". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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