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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Kappa Columbae
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	2256
HD	43785
Right Ascension	6h 16m 33s
Declination	-35° 8' 26"
Declination	-35° 8' 57"
Distance	183 light years 56 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.4 Absolute: +0.6
Spectral Class	K0.5IIIa orange giant
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	A faint star as seen from Earth, lying under the outstretched 'wing' of Columba the Dove, Kappa Columbae is a solitary orange giant with no known companion stars or planets. It has more than ten times the diameter of the Sun, and emits more than fifty times as much light.

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