HIP 61173

E607259

HIP 61173 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Gamma Crucis, a bright red giant star in the constellation Crux.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf star
absoluteMagnitudeV about −0.5
age_Gyr about 1.5
angularDiameter_mas about 10
apparentMagnitudeV 1.63
bayerDesignation Gamma Crucis NERFINISHED
γ Crucis NERFINISHED
catalog Hipparcos NERFINISHED
color red
constellation Crux NERFINISHED
declination −57° 06′ 48″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 88
distanceFromEarth_pc about 27
dominantElement helium
hydrogen
effectiveTemperature_K about 3600
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage redGiantBranch
flamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis NERFINISHED
galacticPopulation thinDisk
hasColorIndexBminusV about 1.60
hasColorIndexUminusB about 1.95
hasCompanion noKnownStellarCompanion
hasDesignation Gacrux NERFINISHED
Gamma Crucis NERFINISHED
γ Crucis NERFINISHED
hdNumber HD 108903 NERFINISHED
hemisphereVisibility southern
hrNumber HR 4763
isBrightestStarOf Crux NERFINISHED
luminosity_solar about 1500
mass_solar about 1.5
metallicity_Fe_H about −0.06
parallax_mas 37.0
properMotionDec_mas_yr −264
properMotionRA_mas_yr −360
radialVelocity_km_s about +20
radius_solar about 84
rightAscension 12h 31m 09s
spectralType M3.5III
stellarClass giantStar
surfaceGravity_logg about 1.0
usedAsNavigationStar true
variable no
visibleToNakedEye true

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Gamma Crucis HIPDesignation HIP 61173