Kapteyn's Star

Star: Kapteyn's Star

Chemical Components: Mostly hydrogen, then helium. The heavy element abundance is 32% of Sol.
The source for heavy element abundance is Strobel [Fe/H] Determinations.

Location: Right Ascension and Declination: 5h11m40.6s, -45°1'7.5" (epoch 2000.0)

Spectrum analysis of most abundant chemical: hydrogen
http://www.umop.net/spctelem.htm 


Stellar Classification: M0


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Kapteyn's Star. (2003, April 26). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.stellar-database.com/Scripts/search_star.exe?ID=35800

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