Gamma Microscopii

E514350

Gamma Microscopii is a yellow giant star in the southern constellation Microscopium, notable as its most luminous visible member.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gamma Microscopii canonical 2
γ Microscopii 1
ε Microscopii 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf G-type giant star
star
absoluteMagnitudeV about 0.4
age_Gyr about 1.0
apparentMagnitudeV 4.68
bayerDesignation γ Microscopii
linked to: Gamma Microscopii
BDDesignation BD−32 17100
catalog Bright Star Catalogue
Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos Catalogue
celestialHemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
colorIndexBminusV 0.92
constellation Microscopium
coreFusion helium-core burning
declination −32° 15′
distanceFromEarth_ly about 223 light-years
distanceFromEarth_pc about 68 parsecs
effectiveTemperature_K about 5100
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS
evolutionaryStage red clump giant
flamsteedDesignation 1 Microscopii
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasExoplanets no confirmed planets
hasPhotometricBand B band
V band
HDDesignation HD 202320
HIPDesignation HIP 104139
HRDesignation HR 8273
isMostLuminousVisibleStarOf Microscopium
luminosity_solar about 60
mass_solar about 2.5
metallicity_FeH about −0.1
notableFor being a nearby red clump giant
being the brightest star in Microscopium
parallax_mas about 14.7
properMotionDec_masPerYr about −111
properMotionRA_masPerYr about 88
radialVelocity_kmPerSec about 17
radius_solar about 10
rightAscension 21h 05m
skyLocation southern sky
spectralClass G6III
surfaceGravity_logg about 2.9
variableStarStatus not known to be variable
visibleWavelengthColor yellow

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microscopium brightestStar Gamma Microscopii
Microscopium hasStar Gamma Microscopii
Gamma Microscopii bayerDesignation γ Microscopii
linked to: Gamma Microscopii
Epsilon Microscopii bayerDesignation ε Microscopii
linked to: Gamma Microscopii