k2Sculptoris


The object was found in the following catalogues:
  1. The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version)

  2. SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog

  3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog

  4. The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0


catalogues and names k2Scl, HR 34, HD 720, SAO 166103, FK5: 5, WDS 00116-2748
constellation Sculptor

data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)


object is infrared source (NASA merged infrared catalogue, Schmitz et al., 1978)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 0h 11min 34,4sec DEC: -27° 47' 59''
position (J1900) RA: 0h 6min 29,8sec DEC: -28° 21' 24''
proper motion (J2000) RA: 0,01 arcsec/a DEC: 0,016 arcsec/a
radial velocity -6 km/s

magnitude

visual magnitude 5,41
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

spectral class K5III
B-V-magnitude 1,34
U-B-magnitude 1,46

double/multiple star system information

separation 46 arcsec
mag difference (of double or brightest multiple) 13,8
note Worley (1978) update of the IDS

data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 0h 11min 34,437sec DEC: -27° 47' 59,12'' ±0,06 arcsec source: 15
proper motion (J2000) RA: 0,0008 arcsec/a DEC: 0,016 arcsec/a source: 25
radial velocity -6 km/s source: 25
galactic coord. (B1950) longitude: 26,32° latitude: -81,13°
GCI unit vector (J2000) X: 0,883455 Y: 0,044653 Z: -0,466383

magnitude:

visual 5,41 (observed) source: 25
photovisual 5,6 source: 2

spectral information:

spectral class K0 source: 96
Morgan-Keenan K5III source: 25
B-magnitude 6,75 ±0,05 B-V-magnitude 1,34
U-magnitude 8,21 ±0,05 U-B-magnitude 1,46

double/multiple star system information:

source of data: 19
separation between brightest and second brightest component 46 arcsec
magnitude difference between brightest and second brightest component 16
position angle 291 °

sources:

2 HD and HDE Catalogs
Cannon, A.J., and E.C. Pickering, Harvard Annals, Vols 91-99, 1918-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; Cannon, A.J., Harvard Annals, Vol. 100, 1925-36, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; and Cannon, A.J., and M. Walton Mayall, Harvard Annals, Vol. 112, 1949, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University
15 FK5, FK5 Extension and FK5 Supplement
Fricke, W., H. Schwan and T. Lederle, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part I. The Basic Fundamental Stars," Veroff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 32, Heidelberg, Germany, 1988, and Fricke, W., H. Schwan, and T.E. Corbin, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part II. The FK5 Extension," Veröff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 33, Heidelberg, Germany, 1991
19 WDS Catalog
Worley, C.E., and G.G. Douglass, Washington Catalog of Visual Double Stars 1996.0, United States Naval Observatory, 1996
25 Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994
96 SAO or HD/HDE Catalog
Reference from Value 1 or Reference from Value 2

data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)

position and proper motion:

position (J1950) RA: 0h 9min 2,232sec DEC: -28° 4' 41,4'' ±0,009 arcsec
position (J2000) RA: 0h 11min 34,447sec DEC: -27° 47' 59,21''
proper motion J1950 (FK4) RA: 0,0009 arcsec/a DEC: 0,02 arcsec/a ±0,002 arcsec/a in RA
±0,002 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5) RA: 0,0009 arcsec/a DEC: 0,015 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual 5,6 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data Taken from the "Henry Draper Catalogue".

spectral information:

spectral class K0
source of spectral data Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog.

catalogues

source catalogue FK4, catalogue number: 5
Durchmusterung CD-28 26
Boss General Catalogue 197
Henry Draper Catalogue 720

data from The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0 (Worley+, 1996)

position and proper motion:

position (J2000) RA: 0h 11,6min DEC: -27° 48'
proper motion (J2000) RA: 0,01 arcsec/a DEC: 0,017 arcsec/a

double/multiple star system information:

component year number of measures position angle angular separation magnitude of 1st component magnitude of 2nd component spectral class(es) discoverer code
- 1954 1 291° 46'' 5,41 21 K5III LDS2099

discoverer information:

discoverer code discoverer reference
LDS2099 - -

notes:

note Kappa (2) Scl.