Kappa Ara
HIP 85312; Kappa Ara
DoubleStar
Ara
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.23
Spectral Type
G8III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.06)
Distance
108.7 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 26m 00.0s
Dec
-50° 38' 01.0"
Constellation
Ara
HR
6468
HIP
85312
Bayer
Kappa
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AC
Separation
47.7″
Companion Mag
12.8
Position Angle
187°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HDO 313
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 47.7″ · PA: 187° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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