γ-Mic (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , γ-Mic is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:57 (PDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:41.
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Name
γ-Mic
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h01m17s [2] |
| Declination: | −32°15'27" [2] |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Magnitude: | 4.66 (V) [2] 5.75 (BT) [2] 4.75 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 70.2 parsec 228.9 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 283.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.43 |
Sources