Kappa Sgr
HIP 100469; Kappa1 Sgr
HIP 100469; Kappa1 Sgr
DoubleStar
Sgr
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.59
Spectral Type
A0V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.00)
Distance
93.2 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
20h 22m 27.5s
Dec
-42° 02' 59.0"
Constellation
Sgr
HR
7779
HIP
100469
Bayer
Kappa1
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AC
Separation
40.0″
Companion Mag
12.6
Position Angle
312°
Star Colors
A: White
Discoverer
HJ 5190
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 40.0″ · PA: 312° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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