kappa Crateris

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

position, motion, parallax:

magnitude

visual magnitude

5.94
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

double/multiple star system information

separation	27.9 arcsec
mag difference (of double or brightest multiple)	7
note	Worley (1978) update of the IDS

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

position, motion, parallax:

magnitude:

spectral information:

double/multiple star system information:

source of data: 19

separation between brightest and second brightest component	27.9 arcsec
magnitude difference between brightest and second brightest component	7.1
position angle	336 °

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 (B1950)	RA: 11h 24min 38.231sec	DEC: -12° 4' 54.43''	±0.013 arcsec
position (J2000)	RA: 11h 27min 9.499sec	DEC: -12° 21' 24.59''
proper motion B1950 (FK4)	RA: -0.0072 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.015 arcsec/a	±0.002 arcsec/a in RA ±0.002 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5)	RA: -0.0069 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.021 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data	Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual	6 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data	Taken from Harvard or San Luis photometry.

spectral information:

spectral class	F8
source of spectral data	Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog.

catalogues

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

position and proper motion:

position (J2000)	RA: 11h 27.2min	DEC: -12° 21'
proper motion (J2000)	RA: -0.097 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.026 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
-	1958	1	336°	27.9''	5.94	13	F4III-IV	KUI 57

discoverer information:

discoverer code	discoverer	reference
KUI 57	Kuiper, G.P.	(Bull. Astron. Inst. Neth. 5, 49; 1929.)

notes:

note	Kappa Crt.

catalogues and names	k Crt, 16 Crt, HR 4416, HD 99564, SAO 156685, BD -11 3098, FK5: 2914, WDS 11272-1221
constellation	Crater