Star profile
Gamma 2 Norma
What is Gamma 2 Norma
Gamma-2 Normae is a yellow giant 129 light-years away, set in a quiet constellation tucked between Scorpius and Centaurus: the astronomer's Set Square, with no bright stars and no classical myths. Its light feels like that of a future Sun, already swollen after leaving the main sequence. Far from the great asterisms, it belongs to the silent host of stars only revealed to those who learn to look beyond the famous ones.
Where it is and when to see it
Gamma 2 Norma lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 40° N.
It is the brightest of the 26 stars of Norma in our catalogue, which makes it the best starting point for finding your way around the constellation.
The light you see today left it about 130 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Gamma 2 Norma
- Constellation
- Norma
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.01
- Distance
- 128.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 244.960° · Dec -50.156°
- Catalogue
- HIP 80000 · HD 146686
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Other stars in Norma
Norma has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Epsilon Norma4.46
- Iota 1 Norma4.63
- Eta Norma4.65
- Delta Norma4.73
- Mu Norma4.86
- Kappa Norma4.95
- Gamma 1 Norma4.97
- Theta Norma5.13