Gamma1 Caeli

γ1 Caeli
Location of γ1 Caeli
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Caelum
γ1 Caeli A
Right ascension 05h 04m 24.402s
Declination −35° 28 58.71
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.57±0.01
γ1 Caeli B
Right ascension 05h 04m 24.191s
Declination −35° 28 56.86
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.07±0.01
Characteristics
γ1 Caeli A
Spectral type K2III-IIIb
U−B color index 1.197
B−V color index 1.198
γ1 Caeli B
Spectral type G8IV
B−V color index 0.84
Astrometry
γ1 Caeli A
Radial velocity (Rv)9.96±0.19 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 125.972 mas/yr
Dec.: −42.909 mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.5912±0.0834 mas
Distance185.4 ± 0.9 ly
(56.8 ± 0.3 pc)
γ1 Caeli B
Proper motion (μ) RA: 123.107 mas/yr
Dec.: −45.167 mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.5332 ± 0.024 mas
Distance186.0 ± 0.3 ly
(57.03 ± 0.08 pc)
Details
γ1 Caeli A
Mass1.4+1.1
−0.4
 M
Radius14.31+0.27
−0.56
 R
Luminosity69.9±0.8 L
Temperature4,411+89
−41
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.1 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<1 km/s
γ1 Caeli B
Mass0.91 M
Surface gravity (log g)4.45 cgs
Temperature5,702 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.1 dex
Other designations
γ1 Cae, CD−35 2089, HD 32831, HIP 23595, HR 1652, SAO 195532, WDS J05044-3529
Database references
SIMBADThe system
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Gamma1 Caeli is a double star in the southern constellation of Caelum. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from γ1 Caeli, and abbreviated Gamma1 Cae or γ1 Cae. This pair consists of an orange hued giant and a fainter yellow subgiant star with an angular separation of 3.20, as of 2016. The brighter component is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.57. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately 185 light-years (57 pc) from the Earth. This star is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +10 km/s.