Bird of Paradise Gamma

Gamma of the Bird of Paradise - ( γ Bird of Paradise / lat. Gamma Apodis / γ Apodis ) - a star in the constellation of Bird of Paradise . The star is a yellow giant of spectral class K and has a visible magnitude of approximately 3.872. It is located about 160 light years from Earth . ^[2]

Bird of Paradise Gamma
Star
Observational data ( Age J2000.0 )
Type of	Yellow giant
Right ascension
Declination
Distance	160 ± 4 St. years old (49 ± 1 pc )
Visible magnitude ( V )	3.872
Constellation	Bird of paradise
Astrometry
Radial velocity ( R v )	5.4 km / s
Own movement (μ)	RA: −125.68 mas per year Dec: −77.59 mas per year
Parallax (π)	20.44 ± 0.53 mas
Absolute magnitude (V)	0.40
Specifications
Spectral class	G8-K0III
Color Index ( B - V )	0.91
Color Index ( U - B )	0.62
physical characteristics
Weight	2.2 M ☉
Radius	11.2 R ☉
Temperature	5011 K
Luminosity	71 L ☉
Other designations GJ 626.1, IRAS 16256-7847, TD1 19123, CPC 21.3 2049, GJ 9563, 2MASS J16332707-7853498, TYC 9450-2282-1, CPD-78 ° 1103, GSC 09450-02282, N30 3684, UBV M 21391, FK5 611 , HD 147675, PLX 3720, UBV 13889, GC 22142, HIC 81065, PPM 373122, GCRV 9472, HIP 81065, SAO 257407, HR 6102 γ Aps, γ Apodis
Database Information
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