Alpha Lupi
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robot Adding: [[ko:이리자리 알파]]
{{Starbox begin
| name=Alpha Lupi }}
{{Starbox observe
| epoch=J2000
| ra=14<sup>h</sup> 41<sup>m</sup> 55.8<sup>s</sup>
| dec=-47° 23′ 18″
| appmag_v=2.30
| constell=[[Lupus (constellation)|Lupus]] }}
{{Starbox character
| class=B1.5 III
| b-v=-0.20
| u-b=-0.89
| variable=[[Beta Cephei variable|Beta Cephei]] }}
{{Starbox astrometry
| radial_v=5
| prop_mo_ra=-21.15
| prop_mo_dec=-24.22
| parallax=5.95
| p_error=0.76
| absmag_v=-3.83 }}
{{Starbox detail
| mass=10–11
| radius=10
| luminosity=18,000
| temperature=21,600
| metal=?
| rotation=24 km/s.
| age=2 × 10<sup>7</sup> }}
{{Starbox catalog
| names=Kakkab, [[Harvard Revised catalogue|HR]] 5469, [[Cordoba Durchmusterung|CD]] -46°9501, [[Henry Draper catalogue|HD]] 129056, [[Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog|SAO]] 225128, FK5 541, CPD P-46 6927, [[Hipparcos catalogue|HIP]] 71860. }}
{{Starbox end}}
'''Alpha Lupi''' (α Lup / α Lupi) is a [[star]] in the [[constellation]] [[Lupus (constellation)|Lupus]]. It is called the traditional [[Chinese language|Chinese]] name '''Men''', and sometimes by the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name '''Kakkab''', which means ''"Guide Star"'' or ''"Star of Fortune"''.
It is a [[Beta Cephei variable]] with a period of just over 6 hours, 14 minutes, and the magnitude varies by about 0.03, or about 3% of the total luminosity. A small star situated near Alpha Lupi may just be an optical companion.
[[Category:Lupus constellation]]
[[Category:Bayer objects|Lupi, Alpha]]
[[Category:Beta Cephei variables]]
[[Category:B-type giants]]
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[[de:Alpha Lupi]]
[[el:Μεν (αστέρας)]]
[[es:Alfa Lupi]]
[[fr:Alpha Lupi]]
[[ko:이리자리 알파]]
[[it:Alpha Lupi]]
[[pl:Αlfa Lupi]]
[[sk:Alfa Lupi]]
[[fi:Alfa Lupi]]