Gamma Circini

y Circini
Database references
Location of y Circini (circled)
SIMBAD	data

Gamma Circini (y Cir), is a star located in the constellation Circinus. Gamma Circini is also known as HR 5704, and HD 136415. Gamma Circini is a spectroscopic binary. The system is located at Right Ascension 15^h 23^m 23^s and Declination −59° 19 arcmin 15 arcsec. The system has a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.48, and is located at a distance of 156 pc (509 ly) from the Sun.

Gamma Circini A is a B5IV subgiant star, with an effective temperature of 15000 Kelvin. It has an apparent visual magnitude +5.1, an absolute magnitude of -1.49 and a mass of 5 solar masses. Gamma Circini A is a Be Lacertae variable star.

Gamma Circini B, also known as HD 136416, is a F8V dwarf star, with an effective temperature of 6000 Kelvin. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.5, and a mass of 1.2 solar masses.

The angular separation between A and B is approximately 2 arcsec.

References

Circinus constellation

Stars (list)

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ

Variable	T AX BP BU BW BX CO

HR	5194 5218 5242 5253 5293 5295 5320 5379 5382 5391 5408 5443 5465 5482 5486 5515 5546 5623 5632 5645 5661 5680 5700

HD	129092 129445 130021 130942 131491 133557 134657

Other	Circinus X-1 PSR B1451-68 PSR B1509-58 WR 66 WR 70

Star clusters

Open	NGC 5288 NGC 5359 NGC 5715 NGC 5823

Nebulae

Planetary	NGC 5315

SNR	G315.4-2.3

Pulsar wind	MSH 15-52

Galaxies

Circinus Galaxy

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