Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.54° Az: 136.66° Direction: South-East

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.

Image of Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis) star

DSS2 image of Ginan. The red arrow shows the motion of Ginan during the next 1000 years (-2.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 22m 45s

Declination -60° 32’ 30”

Hour Angle 13h 21m 34s

Sidereal Time 01h 44m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 21m 21s

Declination -60° 24’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.23°

Galactic Latitude 2.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.59

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.63

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

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

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

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.

Distance (parsec) 69.93

Distance (light year) 227.97

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.175 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Ginan

Bayer designation ε Crucis
(epsilon Crucis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107446

SAO Catalogue SAO251862

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60260

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 4188

FK5 Catalogue 2989

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5568

Visibility from Your Location

Ginan - ε Crucis (epsilon Crucis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux