γ Pictoris (gamma Pictoris)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.47° Az: 122.63° Direction: East-South-East

γ Pictoris is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pictor.

γ Pictoris visual magnitude is 4.51. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Pictoris 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 Pictoris (gamma Pictoris) star

DSS2 image of γ Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Pictoris during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 50m 17s

Declination -56° 09’ 37”

Hour Angle 13h 04m 11s

Sidereal Time 18h 54m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 49m 49s

Declination -56° 10’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.31°

Galactic Latitude -30.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Pictoris (gamma Pictoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Pictoris is distant 173.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.25

Distance (light year) 173.59

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.083 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Pictoris
(gamma Pictoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39523

SAO Catalogue SAO234154

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27530

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 946

FK5 Catalogue 1156

Visibility from Your Location

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

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