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γ Doradus (gamma Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -18.94°   Az: 153.64°   Direction: South-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’ 29”
21h 10m 39s
01h 27m 20s

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

γ Doradus (gamma Doradus) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK