How to see it
Gam Aps has a visual magnitude of about 3.62: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gam Aps: right ascension 16h 33m 26s, declination −78° 53′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
Gam Aps. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81065, HD 147675, Gaia DR3 5775835843156608256. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5775835843156608256
- HIP
- 81065
- HD
- 147675
- gaia_dr3
- 5775835843156608256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Gam Aps
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.62