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public  Leonídio, Grecia Leonídio, Grecia  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:17 
Transit: 13:33 
Sunset: 20:50
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γ Doradus (gamma Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:27 | Tran: 10:39 | Set: 11:51
Alt: -46.56°   Az: 128.77°   Direction: South-East

γ Doradus is a variable giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Dorado.

γ Doradus visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Doradus 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 Doradus (gamma Doradus) star
DSS2 image of γ Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Doradus during the next 1000 years (1.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 16m 41s
-51° 25’ 28”
15h 57m 08s
20h 13m 49s

J2000

04h 16m 01s
-51° 29’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

259.84°
-44.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Doradus (gamma Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.25
Giant

2.71
F4III
7462K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Doradus is distant 66.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

20.30
66.18
25 km/s
0.106 arcsec/y
0.182"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Doradus
(gamma Doradus)
SAO233457
SAO233457
Gl 167.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Doradus (gamma Doradus) rise, transit and set times from Leonídio, Grecia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 141.4°
Max altitude: 1.4°
Azimuth: 218.6°