Kappa Aquarii

Starbox begin
name=κ Aquarii Starbox image


caption = κ Aquarii Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=22^h 37^m 45.381^s
dec= -04° 13′ 41.001″
appmag_v=5.04
constell=Aquarius Starbox character
class=K2III
b-v=1.14
u-b=1.16
variable= Starbox astrometry
radial_v=8.2
prop_mo_ra=-68.36
prop_mo_dec=-120.47
parallax=13.92
p_error=0.76
absmag_v=6.186 Starbox detail
mass=0,8
radius=0,9
luminosity=0,4 | temperature=4550
metal=?
rotation=< 0,006574611 Year
age=? Starbox visbin
name=κ Aquarii B
period=
axis=98.3
eccentricity=
inclination=247
node=
periastron=

Starbox catalog
names=Situla, 63 Aquarii,
HR 8610, HD 214376,
BD-04°5716, FK5 1595,
HIP 111710, SAO 146210,
GC 31581, BDS 11848,
CCDM 22377-0414. Starbox reference
Simbad=HD+214376 Starbox reference
Simbad=BDS+11848

Kappa Aquarii (κ Aqr / κ Aquarii) is a binary star in the constellation Aquarius. It also has the traditional name Situla, which derives from a Latin word meaning "water jar".

The primary component, Situla A, has a surface temperature of 4550 K and is classified as an orange K-type giant with a visual magnitude of +5.04. Its companion, Situla B, is located 98.3 arcseconds away and has an apparent magnitude of +8.8. Situla is 234 light years from Earth.

References

* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR8610 HR 8610]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=22+37+45.3810-04+13+41.001&ident=*+kap+Aqr&submit=Aladin+previewer Image κ Aquarii]

Components