Alpha Lupi (a beta Cephei variable) is the brightest star of the constellation at 2.3 magnitude. There is some dispute over its distance; some authorities put it at 430 light years, while others at around 620. From the absolute magnitude of -4.
Kakkab = Alpha Lupi
Beta Lup = Beta Lupi
Gamma Lup = Gamma Lupi &
Chi Lup = Chi Lupi ...
Kakkab (Alpha Lupi)
kamacite
Kapteyn's Star (HD 33793)
Karin Cluster
Kaus Australis (Epsilon Sagittarii)
Keck Interferometer
Keck Observatory
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Keenan's System (NGC 5216 and NGC 5218)
Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction ...
The brightest star in the constellation is [5133] alpha Lupi, a blue giant classified as a Beta Cephei variable. It belongs to the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, the nearest stellar association to our solar system.
The star can be found: near Nu1 and Kappa1 Lupi; north of Zeta Lupi; southwest of Epsilon, Gamma, and Delta Lupi; south of Beta Lupi; and east of Kakkab (Alpha Lupi).
 See also: Star, Epsilon, Delta, Cluster, Light
  
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