Gamma Phoenicis
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 01h 28m 21.93s[1] |
Declination | −43° 19′ 05.7″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.41[2] |
Spectral type | M0III[3] |
Gamma Phoenicis is a star system in the constellation Phoenix. Located around 71.63 parsecs (233.6 ly) distant,[1] it is an red giant of spectral type M0III,[3] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded. A spectroscopic binary, the two components orbit each other in 193.75 days, producing eclipses that cause the apparent magnitude to drop to 3.49 from its baseline of 3.39.[4] The primary, with a spectral type of M0III,[3] is also a slow irregular variable, showing small intrinsic variations.[4]
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