Star · K1III
γ Pic
γ Pic is a giant star of spectral type K1III in the constellation Pictor, 185.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 27530 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 185.6 light-years (56.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.72 |
| Spectral type | K1III |
| Surface temperature | 4,570 K |
| Luminosity | 76.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 14 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.14 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 49m 49.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 10′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.50). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 34° N. South of latitude 34° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1840. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around γ Pic, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 28498 6.43 light-years
- HIP 28460 7.28 light-years
- WISEA J055959.30-583546.0 9.42 light-years
- HIP 27923 10.9 light-years
- HIP 30126 14.7 light-years
- HIP 26079 15.1 light-years
- ν Pic 16.0 light-years
- TOI-286 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.