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Gamma Microscopii (γ Microscopii γ Mic) is the brightest star in the faint southern constellation of Microscopium. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.68 which is too dim to be viewed from city skies. The distance to this star has been determined using parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission which place it around 229 light-years (70 parsecs) away with a 2% margin of error.Based upon a stellar classification of G6 III this is a G-type giant star.
