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γ Horologii (gamma Horologii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -40.02°   Az: 214.60°   Direction: South-West

γ Horologii is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Horologium.

γ Horologii visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, γ Horologii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of γ Horologii (gamma Horologii) star
DSS2 image of γ Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Horologii during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 45m 59s
-63° 36’ 02”
05h 11m 52s
07h 57m 52s

J2000

02h 45m 27s
-63° 42’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

284.11°
-49.05°

Finder Chart

Finder chart γ Horologii (gamma Horologii) star
Simplified finder chart for γ Horologii (gamma Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.74
Giant

2.04
G8III
4917K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Horologii is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Horologii double sysyem:

5.74
13.04
7.3
20 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Horologii is distant 178.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

54.85
178.83
-11 km/s
0.022 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Horologii
(gamma Horologii)
SAO248642
SAO248642

Visibility from Your Location

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