Kappa Columbae

Kappa Columbae

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Columba
Right ascension	06^h 16^m 33.1357^s
Declination	−35° 08′ 25.867″
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.374
Absolute magnitude (V)	0.630
Distance	182.93 ly (56.09 pc)
Spectral type	K0.5 IIIa
Other designations
HD 43785, HIP 29807, HR 2256, IRAS 06147-3507, SAO 196643

Kappa Columbae is a giant star in the constellation Columba.

This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd (ألقرد - al-qird), the Apes.^[1][2]

In Chinese, 孫 (Sūn), meaning Grandson, refers to an asterism consisting of κ Columbae and θ Columbae.^[3] Consequently, κ Columbae itself is known as 孫一 (Sūn yī, English: the First Star of Grandson.).^[4]

References

1. SIMBAD at Harvard Query Result

1. Star Names: their Lore and Meaning: Columba Noae, Noah's Dove
2. Davis Jr., G. A. (October 1944). "The Pronunciations, Derivations, and Meanings of a Selected List of Star Names". Popular Astronomy 18: 14. Bibcode:1944PA.....52....8D.
3. (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
4. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日