How to see it
Gam Cen has a visual magnitude of about 2.20: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gam Cen: right ascension 12h 41m 31s, declination −48° 57′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Gam Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61932, HD 110304, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-61932. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-61932
- HIP
- 61932
- HD
- 110304
- gaia_dr3
- HYG-HIP-61932
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Gam Cen
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M HYG-HIP-61932
- HD 110304
- HIP 61932
- HYG-HIP-61932
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.20