26 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:10 | Tran: 6:46 | Set: 14:17

Alt: 37.54° Az: 110.63° Direction: East-South-East

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

26 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 43m 50s

Declination +17° 37’ 10”

Hour Angle 20h 35m 27s

Sideral Time 03h 19m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 42m 24s

Declination +17° 38’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.16°

Galactic Latitude 6.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 26 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.06

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Geminorum is distant 139.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.72

Distance (light year) 139.26

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48097

SAO Catalogue SAO96015

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32104

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1357

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 26 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4° RISE 23:10

Max altitude: 56.1° TRANSIT 6:46

Azimuth: 287.6° SET 14:17

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini