Kappa And
HIP 116805; Kappa And; 19 And
DoubleStar
And
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.14
Spectral Type
B9IVn
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.08)
Distance
181 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
23h 40m 24.5s
Dec
+44° 20' 02.0"
Constellation
And
HR
8976
HIP
116805
Bayer
Kappa
Flamsteed
19 And
Double Cat
16916
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Multiple Star System B: optical
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
47.4″
Companion Mag
11.3
Companion Sp
L1:
Position Angle
202°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
HJ 1898
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 47.4″ · PA: 202° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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