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γ Apodis (gamma Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.38°   Az: 198.30°   Direction: South-South-West

γ Apodis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Apus.

γ Apodis visual magnitude is 3.89. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Apodis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of γ Apodis (gamma Apodis) star
DSS2 image of γ Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Apodis during the next 1000 years (-2.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 37m 27s
-78° 56’ 54”
06h 03m 15s
22h 40m 43s

J2000

16h 33m 27s
-78° 53’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

312.69°
-20.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Apodis (gamma Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.89
Giant

0.44
G8III
4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where γ Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of γ Apodis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Apodis is distant 159.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

48.92
159.49
5 km/s
-0.131 arcsec/y
-0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Apodis
(gamma Apodis)
SAO257407
SAO257407
Gl 626.1

Visibility from Your Location

γ Apodis (gamma Apodis) is currently not visible from Linau, Alemania