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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gamma Crucis
red giant star
star
age_Gyr about 1.5
alternateName Gacrux NERFINISHED
γ Crucis NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV 1.63
belongsToMilkyWay true
belongsToSpectralClass M-type
catalogDesignation Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
colorIndexBminusV +1.52
declination −57° 06′ 48″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 88
distanceFromEarth_pc about 27
effectiveTemperature_K about 3400
equatorialCoordinateEpoch J2000 NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage red giant branch
galacticLatitude_deg about +0.97
galacticLongitude_deg about 300.13
hasBolometricCorrection significant (cool giant)
hasColor red
hasCompanionStar Gacrux B NERFINISHED
hasFlamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis NERFINISHED
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 108903 NERFINISHED
hasVariableType non-variable (essentially constant)
hemisphereVisibility southern
isBayerDesignationOf Gamma Crucis NERFINISHED
isBrightestStarIn Crux NERFINISHED
isPartOfAsterism Southern Cross NERFINISHED
isPrimaryComponentOf Gacrux system NERFINISHED
isReferenceStarFor southern celestial navigation
locatedInConstellation Crux NERFINISHED
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

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Gamma Crucis HDDesignation HD 108903