In Evidence
Other stars in Crux
- Mimosa
- Acrux
- Gacrux
- α2 Crucis
- Imai
- Ginan
- μ1 Crucis
- ζ Crucis
- η Crucis
- θ1 Crucis
- λ Crucis
- HR4848
- ι Crucis
- θ2 Crucis
- HR4729
- HR4823
- μ2 Crucis
- HR4830
- HR4908
- HR4706
- HR4576
- HR4768
- HR4739
- HR4573
- HR4578
- HR4876
- HR4887
- HR4754
- κ Crucis
- HR4644
- HR4702
- HR4771
- HR4607
- HR4736
- HR4834
- HR4744
- HR4832
- HR4634
- HR4749
- HR4592
- HR4622
- HR4653
- HR4790
- HR4747
- HR4835
- γ Crucis
- HR4895
- HR4868
Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis)
Ginan, also designated as ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis), is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Crux.
Ginan visual magnitude is 3.59. Because of its moderate brightness, Ginan 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Ginan is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Ginan is distant 227.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis) rise, transit and set times from Burgos, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):