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 2 3 4 5 "k1Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "k2Coronae Australis". Alcyone.de. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Object query : HR 6952". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Object query : HR 6953". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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