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Gamma Gruis

Location of γ Gruis (circled) near the center
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	21 53 55.72620
Declination	–37° 21′ 53.4790″
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.003
Characteristics
Spectral type	B8 III or B8IV-Vs
U−B color index	–0.307
B−V color index	–0.121
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	–2.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +98.07 mas/yr Dec.: –13.22 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	15.45 ± 0.67 mas
Distance	211 ± 9 ly (65 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−1.05
Details
Mass	3.06 M☉
Radius	4.5 R☉
Luminosity	373 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	3.79 cgs
Temperature	12,520 K
Rotation	4.987 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	57 km/s
Age	75 Myr
Other designations
γ Gru, Gamma Gru, CD−37° 9119, FK5 822, GC 30640, HD 207971, HIP 108085, HR 8353, SAO 213374
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Gamma Gruis or γ Gruis, formally named Aldhanab (/ˈældənæb/), is a star in the southern constellation of Grus (it once belonged to the Ptolemaic constellation Piscis Austrinus). With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, it is the third-brightest star in Grus. Based upon parallax measurements, this star is located at a distance of roughly 211 light-years (65 parsecs) from the Sun.

Nomenclature

γ Gruis (Latinised to Gamma Gruis) is the system's Bayer designation.

It bore the traditional Arabic name Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab "the tail" (of the Southern Fish)when it was still part of Piscis Austrinus with the Bayer designation κ Piscis Austrini (Kappa Piscis Austrini). In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Aldhanab for this star on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.

In Chinese, 敗臼 (Bài Jiù), meaning Decayed Mortar, refers to an asterism consisting of Gamma Gruis, Lambda Gruis, Gamma Piscis Austrini and 19 Piscis Austrini. Consequently, the Chinese name for Gamma Gruis itself is 敗臼一 (Bài Jiù yī, English: the First Star of Decayed Mortar.)

Properties

Analysis of the spectrum by N. Houk in 1979 shows it to match a stellar classification of B8 III, with the luminosity class of III indicating this is a giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence. R. O. Gray and R. F. Garrison in 1989 found a less evolved class of B8IV-Vs. The luminosity of Gamma Gruis is around 390 times that of the Sun, with a significant portion of the energy emission being in the ultraviolet. Its outer envelope has an effective temperature of 12,520 K, which gives the star a blue-white hue. Gamma Gruis is rotating relatively rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 57 km s. By way of comparison, the Sun has an azimuthal velocity along its equator of just 2 km s.

Based upon analysis of data collected during the Hipparcos mission, this star may have a proper motion companion that is causing gravitational perturbation of Gamma Gruis.

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names#Grus

References

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v t e Constellation of Grus
List of stars in Grus List of star names in Grus Grus in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Alnair) β (Tiaki) γ (Aldhanab) δ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ μ ν ξ ο π π ρ σ σ τ τ τ υ φ Variable RZ CE HR 8323 8501 HD 208487 (Itonda) 213240 215456 Other 2MASS J22282889–4310262 Gliese 832 PSR J2144−3933 S5-HVS1 WASP-95 WISE 2220−3628
Exoplanets Gliese 832 b HD 208487 b HD 213240 b τ Gruis b
Galaxies	NGC 7070 7070A 7072 7075 7079 7087 7213 7418 7424 7496 7531 7552 7582 7590 Other IC 1459 IC 5201
Galaxy clusters Abell S1063
Category

• B-type giants
• Grus (constellation)
• Bayer objects
• Durchmusterung objects
• Henry Draper Catalogue objects
• Hipparcos objects
• Bright Star Catalogue objects
• Stars with proper names