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19 Geminorum

Altitude: -11.7°   Azimuth: 315.2°   Direction: North-West

19 Geminorum is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Gemini.

19 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, 19 Geminorum should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 19 Geminorum:

6.4
Main-sequence

19 Geminorum is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.7°
Azimuth: 315.2°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 19 Geminorum

19 Geminorum is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 19 Geminorum are provided in the following table:

06h 31m 37s
+15° 54’ 11”
196.55°
2.93°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 19 Geminorum in the sky:

Finder chart 19 Geminorum star
Simplified finder chart for 19 Geminorum.

Visibility of 19 Geminorum from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 19 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.1°
Max altitude: 54.4°
Azimuth: 285.9°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 19 Geminorum

The image below is a photograph of 19 Geminorum from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 19 Geminorum is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 19 Geminorum star
DSS2 image of 19 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 19 Geminorum from the Sun and relative movement

19 Geminorum is distant 334.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

102.56 pc
334.36 ly
21 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 19 Geminorum

19 Geminorum belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.35
A8V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 19 Geminorum

19 Geminorum
SAO95778
SAO95778