Kappa Volantis

κ Volantis
Location of κ Volantis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Volans
κ1 Vol
Right ascension 08h 19m 48.96447s[1]
Declination −71° 30′ 53.6692″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.37[2]
κ2 Vol
Right ascension 08h 20m 00.52661s[1]
Declination −71° 30′ 19.3664″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.65[2]
Characteristics
κ1 Vol
Spectral type B9III/IV[3]
U−B color index −0.31[2]
B−V color index −0.06[2]
κ2 Vol
Spectral type B9/A0IV[3]
U−B color index −0.31[2]
B−V color index −0.10[2]
Astrometry
κ1 Vol
Radial velocity (Rv)36.0[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −16.89[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +36.26[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.50 ± 0.35 mas[1]
Distance430 ± 20 ly
(133 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.29[5]
κ2 Vol
Radial velocity (Rv)−6.50[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −17.71[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +34.10[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.79 ± 0.21 mas[1]
Distance420 ± 10 ly
(128 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.09[5]
Details
κ1 Vol
Mass2.7±0.3[6] M☉
Radius3.83±0.65[7] R☉
Luminosity129[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.77±0.09[6] cgs
Temperature9,884[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.20+0.36
−0.25[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)80[9] km/s
κ2 Vol
Mass3.03[10] M☉
Radius3.01[10] R☉
Luminosity124[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.19[10] cgs
Temperature11,682[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.69±0.15[11] dex
Rotation1.29641[12] d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2[13] km/s
Age120[10] Myr
Other designations
κ Vol, WDS J08198-7131[14]
κ1 Vol: CPD−71°677, HD 71046, HIP 40817, HR 3301, SAO 256497[14]
κ2 Vol: CPD−71° 678, HD 71066, HIP 40834, HR 3302, SAO 256499.[15]
Database references
SIMBADκ1 Vol
κ2 Vol

Kappa Volantis, Latinized from κ Volantis, is a quadruple star system[16] in the southern constellation of Volans. The primary component has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.37, while the secondary companion is magnitude 5.65;[2] individually, both a bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the stars appear to be around 420−430 light-years from the Sun.

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