Kappa2 Coronae Australis

Kappa2 Coronae Australis (K2 CrA), is a star located in the constellation Corona Australis. Kappa2 Coronae Australis is also known as HR 6953 and HD 170867. The star is located at right ascension 18h 33m 23.1s and declination -38 deg 43 arcmin 34 arcsec.

Kappa2 Coronae Australis is a visual double star with Kappa1 Coronae Australis, also known as HR 6952. 1 and 2 are located at 21.4 arcminutes from each other. The double is the only one in line of sight, as Kappa1 is much more distant than the dimmer and closer Kappa2. Kappa2 Coronae Australis is a B9V star with apparent an visual magnitude of +5.65 and an absolute magnitude of +0.421.

Kappa2 Coronae Australis is located at a distance of 150 pc or 488.4 light years.

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