Kappa Phoenicis (HIP 2072), a white main-sequence star in Stars

Kappa Phoenicis (HIP 2072) is a white main-sequence star (A5IVn) in Stars, 78 light years from Earth at magnitude 3.93.

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Kappa Phoenicis (HIP 2072)

Kappa Phoenicis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 78 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.93. Iron abundance: -0.04 (91% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 16.9 km/s. Galactic orbit: 24,057 29,093 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 0h 26m, Dec -43° 40.8'

Spectral type: A5IVn

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