16 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:01 | Tran: 15:51 | Set: 23:40

Alt: -11.02° Az: 35.21° Direction: North-East

16 Geminorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Gemini.

16 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, 16 Geminorum is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 16 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 29m 27s

Declination +20° 28’ 42”

Hour Angle 14h 28m 40s

Sidereal Time 20h 58m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 27m 56s

Declination +20° 29’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.06°

Galactic Latitude 4.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

16 Geminorum is distant 537.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.02

Distance (light year) 537.95

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 16 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45394

SAO Catalogue SAO78402

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30769

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 1428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 16 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.5° RISE 8:01

Max altitude: 59.0° TRANSIT 15:51

Azimuth: 290.5° SET 23:40

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini