Star · B9V
κ Men
κ Men is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Mensa, 296.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 27566 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Mensa |
| Distance | 296.0 light-years (90.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.67 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 11,180 K |
| Luminosity | 76.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.34 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.14 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 50m 16.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −79° 21′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.46). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 11° N. South of latitude 11° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1730. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Men, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.62, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 29515 8.50 light-years
- HIP 27943 14.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.