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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:03 
Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 21:08
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γ2 Caeli (gamma2 Caeli)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:45 | Tran: 10:27 | Set: 12:09
Alt: -5.56°   Az: 144.93°   Direction: South-East

γ2 Caeli is a variable giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Caelum.

γ2 Caeli visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, γ2 Caeli 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 γ2 Caeli (gamma2 Caeli) star
DSS2 image of γ2 Caeli. The red arrow shows the motion of γ2 Caeli during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 05m 20s
-35° 40’ 17”
21h 01m 01s
02h 06m 21s

J2000

05h 04m 26s
-35° 42’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

238.87°
-36.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ2 Caeli (gamma2 Caeli).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

1.29
F1III
7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where γ2 Caeli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of γ2 Caeli. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ2 Caeli is distant 333.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

102.35
333.67
6 km/s
0.028 arcsec/y
0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

γ2 Caeli
(gamma2 Caeli)
SAO195534
SAO195534

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ2 Caeli (gamma2 Caeli) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.7°
Max altitude: 2.8°
Azimuth: 234.3°