Star · B9 IVn
κ And
κ And is a subgiant star of spectral type B9 IVn in the constellation Andromeda, 168.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | kap And · HIP 116805 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 168.1 light-years (51.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.59 |
| Spectral type | B9 IVn |
| Surface temperature | 11,330 K |
| Luminosity | 62.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.77 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 40m 24.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 20′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.15). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1858. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ And, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- kap And b 15.9 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J23253519+4608098 9.39 light-years
- HIP 116222 11.5 light-years
- HIP 115162 12.6 light-years
- HD 222155 14.0 light-years
- HIP 110 18.0 light-years
- HIP 117177 18.7 light-years
- HIP 117397 19.0 light-years
- HIP 116360 19.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.