Top Results for K Type

Aldebaran is a red giant star located in the constellation Taurus approximately 65 light-years from Earth. As the brightest star within Taurus, it’s a prominent navigational aid and has been historically significant to cultures observing the night sky. Its classification as a K-type star indicates i...

Alpha Centauri B is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 4.37 light-years from Earth in the Alpha Centauri star system. It orbits the larger and hotter G-type star Alpha Centauri A, forming a binary pair. Together with the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, these stars make up the closest stel...

The star TW Hydrae is a nearby classical T Tauri star in the constellation Hydra, about 176 light-years from Earth. It is surrounded by a gas-and-dust protoplanetary disk whose structure includes a prominent gap observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The gap has been interpreted as possible evidenc...

Albireo (Beta Cygni) is a double star system in the constellation Cygnus, appearing as the star marking the head of the swan asterism. The brighter primary component is a K-type giant star with a warm amber or golden hue, while the companion is a B-type main-sequence star appearing blue. The pair ca...

Epsilon Eridani is a K2V main-sequence star located approximately 10.5 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Eridanus, making it one of the nearest Sun-like stars. It is younger than the Sun, with age estimates ranging roughly from 400 million to 800 million years, and exhibits significant m...

Dubhe, designated Alpha Ursae Majoris, is a binary star system located approximately 124 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Ursa Major. The primary component is an orange giant of spectral type K0III, while the companion is a main-sequence star of similar type in a wide orbit. Dubhe is on...

HD 189733 is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 64 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. The star hosts a hot Jupiter exoplanet, HD 189733 b, discovered in 2005, which became the first exoplanet to have its atmospheric composition directly characterized through transmission...

Pollux, designated Beta Geminorum, is an orange K-type giant star in the constellation Gemini, located approximately 34 light-years from the Sun. It is the brightest star in Gemini and the nearest giant star to the solar system. Pollux hosts a confirmed exoplanet designated Pollux b, also known as T...

Kepler-442 is an orange K-type main-sequence star located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Lyra. It hosts a confirmed exoplanet, Kepler-442b, a super-Earth roughly 2.3 times the mass of Earth that orbits within the star's habitable zone. The planet was disco...

Etamin, also known as Gamma Draconis, is an orange giant star in the constellation Draco, approximately 154 light-years from Earth. It is the brightest star in Draco by apparent magnitude. Astronomer James Bradley made repeated observations of Etamin between 1725 and 1728 seeking to measure its para...

Almach, designated Gamma Andromedae, is a multiple star system in the constellation Andromeda. Through a small telescope, it appears as a striking double star with a golden-yellow primary and a blue-green companion, making it a popular target for amateur astronomers. The primary component is a K-typ...

Kepler-62 is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 990 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. NASA's Kepler space telescope detected five planets orbiting the star, announced in 2013, two of which (Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f) orbit within the star's habitable zone where liquid water...

Izar, officially designated as Epsilon Boötis, is a well-known multiple star system located in the constellation Boötes. It consists of a bright orange giant primary star and a smaller, hot blue main-sequence companion, forming a celebrated telescopic double star. This pairing is highly valued by as...

Algieba, designated Gamma Leonis, is a prominent binary star system located in the zodiac constellation of Leo, approximately 126 light-years from Earth. The system consists of two evolved giant stars, a K-class orange giant and a G-class yellow giant, that orbit each other over a period of several...

Kochab, designated as Beta Ursae Minoris, is an orange giant star located approximately 130 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is the second-brightest star in its constellation and forms a prominent part of the bowl of the Little Dipper asterism. Due to the precession of Earth's ro...

GJ 667 is a triple star system located approximately 23 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The primary components consist of two K-type main-sequence stars orbiting each other, while the third component, GJ 667C, is a distant red dwarf. The M-dwarf companion hosts several confirmed exop...

Enif, designated Epsilon Pegasi, is an orange K-type supergiant in the constellation Pegasus, approximately 690 light-years from Earth. Its traditional name derives from an Arabic word for nose, reflecting its position at the muzzle of the winged horse in constellation figures. With an apparent magn...

Schedar, designated Alpha Cassiopeiae, is an orange K-type giant in the constellation Cassiopeia, roughly 230 light-years from Earth. It forms part of the constellation's familiar W-shaped pattern and has an apparent magnitude close to 2.2. Although its Alpha designation suggests primacy, it is very...

Alphard, designated Alpha Hydrae, is an orange giant star located approximately 177 light-years from Earth. It is the brightest star in Hydra, which is the largest of the 88 modern constellations by total area. Historically known to astronomers as Cor Hydrae, meaning the heart of the hydra, it marks...

RW Cephei is an orange hypergiant star located in the constellation Cepheus. It is classified as an irregular variable star and ranks among the largest known stars in the Milky Way, with an estimated radius exceeding 1,500 times that of the Sun. The star's substantial size and mass place it near the...

BY Draconis is a multi-star system located in the northern constellation of Draco, consisting of at least three components. The primary stars are K-type main-sequence dwarfs that serve as the prototype for the BY Draconis class of variable stars. This class is defined by brightness variations caused...

Avior, designated Epsilon Carinae, is a binary star system situated in the southern constellation of Carina. It consists of an aging orange giant star and a hotter blue-white main-sequence companion orbiting each other. Located approximately 630 light-years from Earth, the system is clearly visible...

Hamal, designated Alpha Arietis, is the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation of Aries. It is an aging K-type orange giant star situated approximately 66 light-years from Earth. Historically, Hamal held significant astronomical importance because it marked the approximate location of the vern...

TOI-561 is an old, metal-poor star in the constellation Sextans, located roughly 280 light-years from Earth. It is a K-type star with a system of transiting exoplanets, including TOI-561 b, an ultra-short-period rocky planet that completes an orbit in less than one Earth day. The system is scientifi...

AB Doradus is a young, rapidly rotating K-type main-sequence star in the southern constellation Dorado, roughly 49 light-years from the Sun. Its strong magnetic activity produces prominent starspots, flares, and coronal emission, while its rotation period is much shorter than the Sun's. It is the na...

Sadalsuud, formally designated Beta Aquarii, is the brightest star in the constellation Aquarius. It is a yellow supergiant located approximately 540 light-years from Earth, and it marks the central position among several optically nearby stars forming an asterism. The star's traditional name is der...

Delta Eridani, designated by the traditional name Rana, is a yellow-orange subgiant star located in the constellation of Eridanus, approximately 29 light-years from Earth. It has a stellar classification of K0 IV, indicating it has exhausted the hydrogen in its core and is evolving away from the mai...

Menkent, designated as Theta Centauri, is an orange giant star located approximately 61 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. With a spectral classification of K0 III, it has expanded and cooled as it evolved away from the main sequence. It is the third-brightest star in...

Atria, officially designated Alpha Trianguli Australis, is the brightest star in the small southern constellation Triangulum Australe. It is an orange K-type giant star located roughly 415 light-years from Earth. Atria is believed to be in a late stage of stellar evolution, having exhausted the hydr...