Global InformationAlpha Equulei information
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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| Constellation | Equuleus |
| Right ascension | 21h 15m 49.43192s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 14′ 52.2430″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.919[2](4.49/4.96) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G7III + kA3hA4mA9[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.284[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.529[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −15.71 ± 0.05[3] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +59.88 ± 0.23[1] mas/yr Dec.: −94.09 ± 0.18[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.14 ± 0.21 mas[1] |
| Distance | 190 ± 2 ly (58.3 ± 0.7 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.17 (0.71 + 1.18)[3] |
| Orbit[3] | |
| Period (P) | 98.8098 days |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0 |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 16.34 ± 0.07 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 17.9 ± 0.3 km/s |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 2.3[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 9.2[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 52.5[3] L☉ |
| Temperature | 5,100[3] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 20.0[4] km/s |
| B | |
| Mass | 2.0[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.6[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 26.3[3] L☉ |
| Temperature | 8.150[3] K |
| Age | 740[3] Myr |
| Other designations | |
Kitalphar, 8 Equulei, HR 8131, HD 202447, BD +04 4635, HIP 104987, SAO 126662, FK5 800, GC 29735 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Alpha Equulei (α Equulei, abbreviated Alpha Equ, α Equ), officially named Kitalpha /kɪˈtælfə/,[5][6] is a star in the constellation of Equuleus. It is a high proper-motion star only 190 light-years away.
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