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Loading contentGamma Apodis is a subgiant in the constellation Apus (Apodis), lying about 156.28 light-years from Earth.
Class K. Cooler orange stars. Long-lived and abundant; many are stable hosts for planets. Such stars have surface temperatures around 3,700–5,200 K and appear orange to the eye.
| Spectral type | K0IV SB |
| Luminosity class | IV |
| Apparent magnitude | 3.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | 0.46 |
| Luminosity (Sun = 1) | 57.122 |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.923 |
| Distance | 156.28 ly (47.92 pc) |
Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.
A subgiant has begun to evolve off the main sequence, brightening and expanding as core hydrogen fusion ends.
Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.
Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.