Bright Stars by Bayer Designation: Binary and Multiple Stars Codexery

Gamma1 Caeli

Double star in Caelum with an orange giant and yellow subgiant.

Gamma1 Caeli is a double star system in the southern constellation Caelum. It features an orange giant and a dimmer yellow subgiant. The primary star has a visual magnitude of 4.57, making it just visible without a telescope. Parallax data places the system about 185 light-years from Earth.

Quick Facts

Constellation: Caelum
Apparent magnitude (a): 4.57
Distance: approximately 185 ly
Radial velocity: +10 km/s
Spectral type (a): K2III-IIIb
Spectral type (b): G8IV

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