Alpha Lupi 3117278 225661028 2008-07-14T19:57:06Z Chobot 259798 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&prime; 18&Prime; | 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&ndash;11 | radius=10 | luminosity=18,000 | temperature=21,600 | metal=? | rotation=24 km/s. | age=2 &times; 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]] {{giant-star-stub}} [[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]]