Star · G8II
κ Col
κ Col is a bright giant star of spectral type G8II in the constellation Columba, 187.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29807 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Columba |
| Distance | 187.6 light-years (57.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.57 |
| Spectral type | G8II |
| Surface temperature | 4,800 K |
| Luminosity | 76.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 12.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.14 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 16m 33.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 08′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.37). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1838. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Col, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 30261 11.9 light-years
- HIP 28311 12.5 light-years
- HIP 30846 16.1 light-years
- HIP 27894 16.3 light-years
- HIP 28241 17.2 light-years
- HIP 31572 17.8 light-years
- HIP 29852 18.2 light-years
- HIP 28518 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.