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TimezoneEurope/Bucharest
Sunrise: 5:43 
Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 21:19
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γ Equulei (gamma Equulei)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:09 | Tran: 3:53 | Set: 10:34
Alt: 27.41°   Az: 255.70°   Direction: West-South-West

γ Equulei is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Equuleus.

γ Equulei visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Equulei 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 Equulei (gamma Equulei) star
DSS2 image of γ Equulei. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Equulei during the next 1000 years (0.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 11m 34s
+10° 14’ 12”
04h 03m 46s
01h 15m 20s

J2000

21h 10m 20s
+10° 07’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

59.93°
-24.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Equulei (gamma Equulei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.69
Hypergiant

1.96
F0III
7726K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Equulei is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Equulei double sysyem:

4.69
5.89
1.2
352.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Equulei is distant 114.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

35.24
114.87
-17 km/s
0.057 arcsec/y
-0.153"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Equulei
(gamma Equulei)
SAO126593
SAO126593

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Equulei (gamma Equulei) rise, transit and set times from Pricaz, Rumania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Bucharest):

Azimuth: 79.8°
Max altitude: 54.4°
Azimuth: 280.2°