Gamma2_Normae

Gamma<sup>2</sup> Normae

Gamma2 Normae

Evolved K-type star in the constellation Norma

Gamma2 Normae, Latinized from γ2 Nor, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Norma. Its apparent magnitude is 4.02[2] – making it a faint star but visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 25.33 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located roughly 129 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −29 km/s.[4]

For other stars with this Bayer designation, see γ Normae.
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This is an evolved, yellow-hued giant of spectral type K0 III[3] around 2.16[5] times as massive as the Sun that has swollen to a diameter 10 times that of the Sun.[8] It is a red clump star on the horizontal branch, which indicates it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.[9] The star is radiating 51[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,699 K.[5]

Gamma2 Normae is a close double, with a magnitude 10 companion. The pair has been previously identified as a binary star system,[10] but the second release of Gaia data showed the companion star to be much more distant. Another 16-magnitude star, with a temperature of 5,972 K, is listed 20" away with nearly the same parallax and proper motion as Gamma2 Normae.[11]

γ1 Nor is a yellow supergiant located nearby on the celestial sphere, but is much further away from Earth and nearly a magnitude fainter.

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