Gamma Pictoris
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation | Pictor |
| Right ascension | 05h 49m 49.66181s [1] |
| Declination | −56° 09′ 59.9808″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.50 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | +0.83 |
| Distance | 176.7 ± 1.4 ly (54.2 ± 0.5 pc) |
| Spectral type | K1III [1] |
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Gamma Pictoris (γ Pic) is a star in the constellation Pictor. Its apparent magnitude is 4.50. An orange giant, its diameter has been estimated as around 14 times that of the Sun.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SIMBAD, Gamma Pictoris (accessed 21 January 2013)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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