Kappa Centauri
Template:Location mark Location of κ Centauri (circled) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[1] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.14[2] (3.34 + 4.71)[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B2V + B3V[3] |
| U−B Template:Engvar | −0.805[2] |
| B−V Template:Engvar | −0.204[2] |
| Variable type | Candidate β Cep[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +8.0[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: Script error: No such module "val". mas/yr[1] Dec.: Script error: No such module "val". mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 8.14±0.33 mas[3] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –2.2[6] |
| Details | |
| κ Cen A | |
| Mass | Script error: No such module "val".[3] Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | Script error: No such module "val".[7] Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | 2,500[7] Template:Solar luminosity |
| Surface gravity (log g) | Script error: No such module "val".[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 20,900[3] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10[8] km/s |
| Age | Script error: No such module "val".[9] Myr |
| κ Cen B | |
| Mass | Script error: No such module "val".[3] Template:Solar mass |
| Temperature | 18,800[3] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Orbit[3] | |
| Period (P) | Script error: No such module "val". years |
| Semi-major axis (a) | Script error: No such module "val". |
| Eccentricity (e) | Script error: No such module "val". |
| Inclination (i) | Script error: No such module "val".° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | Script error: No such module "val".° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | Script error: No such module "val". |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | Script error: No such module "val".° |
| Other designations | |
| CD−41°9342,FK5 553, HD 132200, HIP 73334, HR 5576, SAO 225344.[10] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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Kappa Centauri (κ Cen, κ Centauri) is a binary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. With an apparent visual magnitude of +3.14,[2] it can be viewed with the naked eye on a dark night. Parallax measurements place it at an estimated distance of Script error: No such module "convert". from Earth.[3]
Characteristics
This is a spectroscopic binary system where the presence of an orbiting companion is revealed by shifts in the absorption lines caused by the Doppler effect. They take 58 years to complete an orbit, have a small eccentricity of 0.304, and are seen orbiting nearly edge-on.[3]
The primary component has about 8.4 times the Sun's mass[3] and four times the Sun's radius.[7] It has a stellar classification of B2V,[3] indicating that it is in the main sequence stage of its stellar evolution. An effective temperature of Script error: No such module "val".[3] in the outer envelope is what gives it the blue-white hue of a B-type star.[12] It is a candidate Beta Cephei variable that shows line-profile variations in its spectrum. However, the nature of the variability remains uncertain because of the binary nature of the system.[4]
The secondary is also a B-type main-sequence star, of spectral class B3V. It has 4.4 times the Sun's mass and an effective temperature of Script error: No such module "val"..[3]
This system is a proper motion member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus sub-group in the Scorpius–Centaurus OB association, the nearest such co-moving association of massive stars to the Sun.[6]
In Chinese astronomy
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See also
References
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- ↑ Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Centaurus
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