Kappa Trianguli Australis

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κ Trianguli Australis
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Location of κ Trianguli Australis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Triangulum Australe
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.08[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G3/5 Ib[3]
B−V Template:Engvar +1.12[2]
Variable type suspected SRD[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −9.36[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −6.79[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.70±0.26 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.71[6]
Details
Mass7.0[7] Template:Solar mass
Luminosity1,761[8] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.90[9] cgs
Temperature4,658[10] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.21[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)Script error: No such module "val".[10] km/s
Age55.2[7] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Kappa Trianguli Australis (κ Trianguli Australis) is a star in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It is a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.08, making it visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions. It is around 1,200 light years from Earth.

File:KappaTrALightCurve.png
A light curve for Kappa Trianguli Australis, plotted from Hipparcos data[12]

It is not generally listed as a variable star but Hipparcos photometry showed small amplitude brightness changes. The dominant period was around 600 days and the amplitude less than a hundredth of a magnitude.[13]

References

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Template:Stars of Triangulum Australe