Kappa Normae, Latinized from κ Normae, is a solitary,[7] yellow hued star in the southern constellation of Norma. Its apparent magnitude is 4.94,[2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.44 mas as seen from Earth,[8] the system is located about 440 light years from the Sun. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of 13.5 km/s.[4]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Right ascension | 16h 13m 28.72874s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 37′ 49.6860″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.94[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.81[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.04[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −13.5±0.8[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.845[1] mas/yr Dec.: −22.366[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.4386 ± 0.2471 mas[1] |
| Distance | 440 ± 10 ly (134 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.64[5] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 21.8+0.6 −1.5[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 225.7±8.5[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,787+173 −69[1] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8III[3] that has swollen and cooled off the main sequence. At present it has 22[1] times the radius of the Sun. It shines with a luminosity approximately 226 times that of the Sun and has an effective temperature of 4,787 K.[1]
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