Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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Constellation | Dorado |
Right ascension | 04h 16m 01.5857s |
Declination | −51° 29′ 11.933″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.25 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F0V |
U−B color index | +0.03 |
B−V color index | +0.30 |
R−I color index | +0.16 |
Variable type | Gamma Doradus variable |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 25.2 ± 2 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 100.57 mas/yr Dec.: 184.23 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 49.26 ± 0.50mas |
Distance | 66.2 ± 0.7 ly (20.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.72 |
Details | |
Mass | 1.57 M☉ |
Radius | 1.70 R☉ |
Luminosity (bolometric) | 7.0 L☉ |
Temperature | 7200 K |
Metallicity | [M/H] = −0.02 |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 62 km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Gamma Doradus (Gamma Dor, γ Doradus, γ Dor) is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Dorado. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.25 and is a variable star, the type star of the class of Gamma Doradus variables. These stars, like γ Doradus, are pulsating variables which vary in brightness by less than a tenth of a magnitude owing to nonradial gravity wave oscillations. The magnitude of γ Doradus itself has been observed to have two sinusoidal variations with periods of approximately 17.6 and 18.2 hours. There is also some additional unexplained, apparently random fluctuation.