HD 108903

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HD 108903 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for Gamma Crucis, a bright red giant star in the constellation Crux.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HD 108903 canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gamma Crucis
red giant star
star
age_Gyr about 1.5
alternateName Gacrux
linked to: Gamma Crucis

γ Crucis
linked to: Gamma Crucis
apparentMagnitudeV 1.63
belongsToMilkyWay true
belongsToSpectralClass M-type
catalogDesignation Henry Draper Catalogue
colorIndexBminusV +1.52
declination −57° 06′ 48″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 88
distanceFromEarth_pc about 27
effectiveTemperature_K about 3400
equatorialCoordinateEpoch J2000
evolutionaryStage red giant branch
galacticLatitude_deg about +0.97
galacticLongitude_deg about 300.13
hasBolometricCorrection significant (cool giant)
hasColor red
hasCompanionStar Gacrux B
hasFlamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 108903
hasVariableType non-variable (essentially constant)
hemisphereVisibility southern
isBayerDesignationOf Gamma Crucis
isBrightestStarIn Crux
isPartOfAsterism Southern Cross
isPrimaryComponentOf Gacrux system
isReferenceStarFor southern celestial navigation
locatedInConstellation Crux
luminosity_solarLuminosity about 1500
mass_solarMass about 1.5
metallicity_FeH about −0.1
parallax_mas about 37
properMotionDec_masPerYr about −16
properMotionRA_masPerYr about −155
radialVelocity_kmPerSec about +20
radius_solarRadius about 120
rightAscension 12h 31m 09s
spectralType M3.5III
surfaceGravity_logg about 0.9
visibleToNakedEye true

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Gamma Crucis HDDesignation HD 108903
HD 108903 hasHenryDraperNumber HD 108903
HIP 61173 hdNumber HD 108903