γ Microscopii (gamma Microscopii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:47 | Tran: 22:17 | Set: 0:48

Alt: -18.52° Az: 241.28° Direction: West-South-West

γ Microscopii is a double giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Microscopium.

γ Microscopii visual magnitude is 4.67. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Microscopii 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 Microscopii (gamma Microscopii) star

DSS2 image of γ Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Microscopii during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 02m 48s

Declination -32° 09’ 34”

Hour Angle 05h 16m 47s

Sideral Time 02h 19m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 01m 17s

Declination -32° 15’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.34°

Galactic Latitude -40.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for γ Microscopii (gamma Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.49

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Microscopii 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 Microscopii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.67

Secondary star magnitude 13.67

Magnitude difference 9

Separation 25.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Microscopii is distant 223.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.54

Distance (light year) 223.44

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Microscopii
(gamma Microscopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199951

SAO Catalogue SAO212636

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103738

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3216353

FK5 Catalogue 1550

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Microscopii (gamma Microscopii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.2° RISE 19:47

Max altitude: 6.4° TRANSIT 22:17

Azimuth: 237.8° SET 0:48

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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