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Gam2Vel

A catalogued star in Vel, with V magnitude 1.75.

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Use this bright star as a reference point while learning the sky. The catalog position is J2000.0; the chart transforms coordinates for your selected date. Catalog brightness is a reference value and may differ for variable stars. Visibility also depends on darkness, weather and your local horizon.

Catalog distance
About 1117.0 light-years
Catalog V magnitude
1.75
J2000 right ascension
8.1589 h
J2000 declination
-47.3366°
Observing guide
Naked-eye candidate

HYG v4.1 / David Nash · CC BY-SA 4.0

Scientific source
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Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

-54.2° above the mathematical horizon

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