Kappa Arietis

Starbox short
name=κ Arietis
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Aries
ra=02^h 06^m 33.9^s
dec=+22° 38' 54"
spectral=A2m
appmag_v=+5.03
dist_ly=187 ± 9
dist_pc=57 ± 3
names=12 Arietis, HR 613,
HD 12869, BD+21°279,
HIP 9836, SAO 75146,
GC 2527
Simbad = HD+12869

Kappa Arietis (κ Ari / κ Arietis) is a binary star in the constellation Aries. It is approximately 187 light years from Earth.

Kappa Arietis is a spectroscopic binary which is classified as a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.03. The orbital period of the binary is 15.29 days.

External links

* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=02+06+33.9255%2B22+38+53.941&ident=HD++12869&submit=Aladin+previewer Aladin previewer]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/nph-aladin.pl?script=get+Aladin+HD++12869+11arcmin%3Bget+simbad+HD++12869+11arcmin&from=Simbad4&submit=Aladin+applet Aladin sky atlas]
* [http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?HR%20613 HR 613]